Liquid crystals (LCs) technology have a well‐established history of applications in visible
light, particularly in the display industry. However, with the rapid growth in communication …

Liquid crystals, compounds and mixtures with positive dielectric anisotropies are reviewed.
The mesogenic properties and physical chemical properties (viscosity, birefringence …

This work presents the application of an experimental nematic liquid crystal (LC) mixture
(1929) in a large aperture lens. The LC material is composed of terphenyl and biphenyl …

We demonstrate a tunable focus liquid crystal (LC) lens by sandwiching a homogeneous LC
layer between a planar electrode and a curved electrode. The curved electrode which is …

We have analyzed the physical origins of the temperature gradient of the ordinary refractive
index (dn_o/dT) of liquid crystals. To achieve a large dn_o/dT, high birefringence and low …

With growing interest in switchable devices for the THz frequency range, there is a strong
demand for liquid crystals (LC) exhibiting both a high birefringence and a low absorption …

We have designed, synthesized, and evaluated the physical properties of some high
birefringence (Δn) isothiocyanato biphenyl-bistolane liquid crystals. These compounds …

We designed three new bistolanes with alkylsulfanyl groups. A symmetric derivative
contains short terminal methylsulfanyl groups (–SCH3) on both ends, while two asymmetric …

A novel pathway for homocoupling of terminal alkynes has been described using
cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine 1 or 2/CuI as catalyst in the air. This catalytic system could …

High birefringence (0.3< Δn< 0.4) and relatively low-viscosity liquid crystal mixtures
containing isothiocyanato tolane and isothiocyanato terphenyl liquid crystals are developed …