In this review we consider the relationships between molecular structure and the tendency of
liquid crystal dimers to exhibit smectic phases, and show how our application of these led to …

Fluorinated tolanes, produced by introducing fluorine atoms into one of the aromatic rings of
tolane, emitted almost no fluorescence in a solution state, but the fluorescence intensity …

Cholesteric heliconical (CH) superstructures are capable of manipulating the photonic band
gap over an ultra-wide spectral range, making them desirable for field-stimulated soft …

We report a structure–property relationship in sulfur-based chemical structures for
thermotropic ferroelectric nematic (NF) materials. We synthesized a wide variety of sulfur …

The synthesis and characterisation of four series of symmetric liquid crystal dimers
containing either alkylthio or alkyloxy terminal chains are reported. The (E, E)-[pentane-1, 5 …

A series of new naphthalene derived asymmetric benzoates incorporating chalcone unit
NPCH-(2–16) have been synthesized and investigated for their self-assembling behaviour …

A selection of pyrene‐based liquid crystal dimers have been prepared, containing either
methylene‐ether or diether linked spacers of varying length and parity. All the diether linked …

Cyanobiphenyl (CB) mesogenic molecules are a focal point in liquid crystal (LC) research
and applications due to their chemical stability, ease of synthesis, broad mesophase …

The twist-bend nematic (NTB) phase is a new heliconical liquid crystal (LC) phase that is
associated with spontaneous symmetry breaking for achiral bent LC molecules. Herein, we …

Cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers containing a disulfide link in the spacer, the 4-[4-
[2-[2-[4-(4-cyanophenyl) phenyl] alkyldisulfanyl] alkyl]-phenyl] benzonitriles (CB n SS n CB) …