Dimer-parity dependent odd–even effects in photoinduced transitions to cholesteric and twist grain boundary SmC* mesophases: PBG characteristics

R Sahoo, C Reshma, DSS Rao… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
We describe the first investigations on the influence of flexible spacer parity of the guest
photoactive liquid-crystalline dimer on the photonic bandgap (PBG) features of the …

Dimer-parity-dependent odd-even effects in photoinduced transitions to cholesteric and twist grain boundary smectic- mesophases: Experiments and simulations

R Sahoo, D Maity, DS Shankar Rao, S Chakrabarty… - Physical Review E, 2022 - APS
We describe investigations on the influence of the flexible spacer parity and length of the
guest photoactive liquid-crystalline dimers in guest-host mixtures exhibiting photoinduced …

Influence of an Imposed Network on One-and Three-Dimensional Photonic Liquid Crystal Structures through the Polymer Template Technique

R Sahoo, GR Pisharody, DS Shankar Rao… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We describe the first investigations on the influence of an imposed network on the photonic
band gap (PBG) structure of the liquid crystal (LC) phase through the polymer template …