Abstract Four series of new 1, 2, 4‐oxadiazole derived bent‐core liquid crystals
incorporating one or two cyclohexane rings are synthesized and investigated by optical …

We study theoretically the molecular origins of the fascinating, and still debated, nematic–
nematic phase transition exhibited by symmetric, statistically achiral, mesogenic dimers. A …

The possible existence of a ferroelectric nematic phase has been challenging liquid crystal
scientists since it was first envisaged about 30 years ago. At present, an undisputable proof …

Several series of bent‐core mesogens derived from 3, 5‐diphenyl‐1, 2, 4‐oxadiazole with or
without lateral groups and with different length terminal chains at both ends, and polycatenar …

Molecular dynamics simulations of selected members of the cyano-biphenyl (CB) series of
dimers (CBnCB) have been set up using atomistic detail for the description of the alkyl …

The quadrupolar splittings of perdeuteriated n-decane dissolved in nematic phases formed
by mesogenic dimers of the CBnCB series, for n= 7, 9, 10, 11, are measured throughout the …

As part of our efforts to access the biaxial nematic phase at low temperatures, we prepared a
series of 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole-based bent-core mesogens that possess either one or three …

The structure of nematic liquid crystals formed by bent-core mesogens (BCMs) is studied in
the context of Monte Carlo simulations of a simple molecular model that captures the …

Herein we review the attributes of the cluster biaxial nematic exhibited by bent-core
mesogens derived from the oxadiazole biphenol mesogenic core. We present an array of …

Since its theoretical prediction in 1970, the search for the biaxial nematic phase in
thermotropic systems has challenged generations of liquid crystal scientists. Over the last 10 …