Liquid crystal (LC) is an intermediate phase of matter with the physical attributes of liquid,
and a high-level of orientational order of solids. This property of LCs has been widely …

Bent-core liquid crystals (BLCs) are a class of thermotropic LCs that exhibit chiral and polar
superstructures in achiral molecules. Progress in design and synthesis of novel bent-core …

A series of non-symmetrical Schiff base liquid crystals were prepared and investigated.
Schiff bases of p-alkyloxy aniline derivatives and 4-phenyl pyridine-4′-carbaldehyde were …

We have investigated two new series of unsymmetrical four-ring bent-core molecules with
methylated azobenzene wings exhibiting nematic mesophase. The difference between the …

“de Vries” liquid crystals, defined by a maximum layer shrinkage of≤ 1% from the smectic A
to C phase transition, are an integral component of ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) displays …

The response to applied electric field of a newly synthesized hockey-stick nematic 8-F-OH
has been studied. Unusual pattern forming scenarios were found, which show rich variety as …

Transparency, flexibility, and high thermal conductivity are trade-offs. Specifically, we have
investigated a cross-linked acrylic liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) that exhibits both …

The recent identification of ferroelectricity within the nematic phase of liquid crystals has
triggered significant interest. However, prior to this discovery; the potential existence of …

We have studied two new series of polar and non-polar four-ring based achiral bent-core
molecules containing single bondCN and single bondOCH 3 moiety respectively at the tip of …

A series of high temperature alkyl and alkoxy biphenyltetracarboxydiimide liquid crystals
have been prepared under ball mill method using solvent-free mechanochemical approach …