The underlying theme of this Critical Review is the relationship between molecular structure
and liquid crystalline behaviour in a class of materials referred to as liquid crystal oligomers …

This review focuses on structure-property relationships in liquid crystal oligomers, which
consist of molecules containing two or more mesogenic units linked via flexible spacers …

An overview over the current state of research in the field of biaxial nematic liquid crystalline
materials is given. After a short introduction, providing some general aspects and …

Results of studies of the static and dynamic dielectric properties in rod-like 4-n-octyloxy-4'-
cyanobiphenyl (8OCB) with isotropic (I)–nematic (N)–smectic A (SmA)–crystal (Cr) …

We investigate the origin of “secondary disclinations” that were recently described as new
evidence of a biaxial nematic phase in an oxadiazole bent-core thermotropic liquid crystal …

In search for novel nematic materials, a laterally linked H-shaped liquid crystal dimer has
been synthesised and characterised. The distinct feature of this material is a very broad …

The key requirement for the formation of a biaxial nematic phase is clearly biaxiality in the
shape or interactions of the constituent molecules. However, in addition to this feature …

The present paper considers biaxial nematogenic lattice models, involving particles of D 2 h
symmetry, whose centers of mass are associated with a three-dimensional simple-cubic …

Two new symmetrical oxadiazole-based bent-core mesogens bearing cis and trans
geometrical stereoisomer tails, geranyloxy and neryloxy, have been synthesised and the …

The present paper considers nematogenic lattice models, involving particles of D 2 h
symmetry, whose centers of mass are associated with a three-dimensional simple cubic …