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 …

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 …

New organic derivatives named,(E)-3 (or4)-(alkyloxy)-N-{(trifluoromethyl) benzylidene}
aniline, 1a-f, were synthesized and examined their liquid crystalline behaviors. FT-IR, 1 H …

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 eight nematogens containing a terminal methylthio
group is reported. The compounds are based on RM734 and differ in the number and …

The synthesis and characterisation of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl)-10-(4-
alkylanilinebenzylidene-4′-oxy) decanes (CB10O· m) are reported. This series shows a …

Achiral mesogenic molecules are shown to be able to spontaneously assemble into liquid
crystalline smectic phases having either simple or double‐helical structures. At the transition …

The synthesis and characterisation of four series of liquid crystal dimers based on
benzylideneaniline mesogenic units, and in which the lengths of terminal alkyloxy chains …

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of liquid crystal dimers are reported: the
symmetric 1, 5-bis (4′-oxyanilinebenzylidene-4-alkane) pentanes (m-O5O-m), and the non …

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 …