Thermotropic liquid crystals can be formed by various molecular shapes, some discovered
over 125 years ago. The simplest and most-studied liquid crystals are made of rod-shaped …

The discovery of the twist-bend nematic phase (NTB) is a milestone within the field of liquid
crystals. The NTB phase has a helical structure, with a repeat length of a few nanometres …

A state of matter in which molecules show a long-range orientational order and no positional
order is called a nematic liquid crystal. The best known and most widely used (for example …

Freeze-fracture transmission electron microscopy study of the nanoscale structure of the so-
called “twist–bend” nematic phase of the cyanobiphenyl (CB) dimer molecule CB (CH2) 7CB …

Resonant x-ray scattering shows that the bulk structure of the twist-bend liquid crystal phase,
recently discovered in bent molecular dimers, has spatial periodicity without electron density …

We extend the twist-bend nematic (N TB) model to describe the electro-optics of this novel
phase. We predict an electroclinic effect (ECE) subject to a dc electric field E applied …

Here we report the chemical induction of the twist-bend nematic phase in a nematic mixture
of ether-linked liquid crystal dimers by the addition of a dimer with methylene links; all …

A liquid crystal dimer is composed of molecules containing two mesogenic groups linked via
a flexible spacer. Initial interest in these materials stemmed from their ability to act as model …

This article gives an overview on recent developments concerning the twist-bend nematic
phase. The twist-bend nematic phase has been discussed as the missing link between the …

The nanostructured heliconical twist-bend nematic (Ntb) phase is a new condensed phase
of matter with unique properties. Here we present the first example of an achiral hybrid bent …