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Heliconical nematic and smectic phases: the synthesis and characterisation of the CB4O.m and CB8O.m series. (2024)
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ALSHAMMARI, A.F., ZATTARIN, A., PEARSON, A., CRUICKSHANK, E., MAJEWSKA, M., POCIECHA, D., STOREY, J.M.D., GORECKA, E., IMRIE, C.T. and WALKER, R. 2024. Heliconical nematic and smectic phases: the synthesis and characterisation of the CB4O.m and CB8O.m series. Liquid crystals [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2334342

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of nonsymmetric dimers belonging to the family of compounds, the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl)-ω-(4-alkylanilinebenzylidene-4′-oxy)alkanes (CBnO.m) is reported; in the acronym, n refers to the number of ca... Read More about Heliconical nematic and smectic phases: the synthesis and characterisation of the CB4O.m and CB8O.m series..

Rapid conformational analysis of semi-flexible liquid crystals. (2024)
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HOBBS, J.L., GIBB, C.J., CRUICKSHANK, E., WALKER, R. and MANDLE, R.J. 2024. Rapid conformational analysis of semi-flexible liquid crystals. Liquid crystals [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2333323

We present an approach for rapid conformational analysis of semi-flexible liquid crystals. We use a simple graphical user interface (GUI) tool that leverages rules-based methods for efficient generation of bend-angle distributions, offering a signifi... Read More about Rapid conformational analysis of semi-flexible liquid crystals..

The emergence of a polar nematic phase: a chemist's insight into the ferroelectric nematic phase. (2024)
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CRUICKSHANK, E. 2024. The emergence of a polar nematic phase; a chemist's insight into the ferroelectric nematic phase. ChemPlusChem [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202300726

The discovery of a new polar nematic phase; the ferroelectric nematic, has generated a great deal of excitement in the field of liquid crystals. To date there have been around 150 materials reported exhibiting the ferroelectric nematic phase, in gene... Read More about The emergence of a polar nematic phase: a chemist's insight into the ferroelectric nematic phase..

The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase. (2024)
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CRUICKSHANK, E., TUFAHA, N., WALKER, R., BROWN, S., GORECKA, E., POCIECHA, D., STOREY, J.M.D. and IMRIE, C.T. The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase. Liquid crystals [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2304598

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of ferroelectric nematogens based on RM734 having an additional methoxy group on the central phenyl ring are reported, the 3-methoxy-4-((4-nitrophenoxy)carbonyl)phenyl 2-alkoxy-4-alkoxybenzoates (7-m-n... Read More about The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase..

The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase. [Dataset] (2024)
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CRUICKSHANK, E., TUFAHA, N., WALKER, R., BROWN, S., GORECKA, E., POCIECHA, D., STOREY, J.M.D. and IMRIE, C.T. The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase. [Dataset]. Liquid crystals [online], 51(3), pages 401-415. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2024.2304598

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of ferroelectric nematogens based on RM734 having an additional methoxy group on the central phenyl ring are reported, the 3-methoxy-4-((4-nitrophenoxy)carbonyl)phenyl 2-alkoxy-4-alkoxybenzoates (7-m-n... Read More about The influence of molecular shape and electronic properties on the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase. [Dataset].

Ferroelectric nematogens containing a methylthio group. (2023)
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STEPANAFAS, G., CRUICKSHANK, E., BROWN, S., MAJEWSKA, M.M., POCIECHA, D., GORECKA, E., STOREY, J.M.C. and IMRIE, C.T. 2023. Ferroelectric nematogens containing a methylthio group. Materials advances [online], Advance Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ma00446e

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 position of fluorine substituents, and in the position of the lateral methoxy sub... Read More about Ferroelectric nematogens containing a methylthio group..

The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers. (2023)
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CRUICKSHANK, E., WALKER, R., STRACHAN, G.J. GOODE, C.H.F., MAJEWSKA, M.M., POCIECHA, D., GORECKO, E., STOREY, J.M.D. and IMRIE, C.T. 2023. The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers. Journal of molecular liquids [online], 391(part A), article number 123226. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123226

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 nonsymmetric 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yloxy)-5-(4'-oxyanilinebenzylidene-4-alkane... Read More about The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers..

To be or not to be polar: the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric nematic phases. (2023)
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CRUICKSHANK, E., RYBAK, P., MAJEWSKA, M.M., RAMSAY, S., WANG, C, ZHU, C., WALKER, R., STOREY, J.M.D., IMRIE, C.T., GORECKA, E. and POCIECHA, D. 2023. To be or not to be polar: the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric nematic phases. ACS omega [online], 8(39), pages 36562-36568. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c05884

We report two new series of compounds that show the ferroelectric nematic, NF, phase in which the terminal chain length is varied. The longer the terminal chain, the weaker the dipole–dipole interactions of the molecules are along the director and th... Read More about To be or not to be polar: the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric nematic phases..

The ferroelectric nematic phase: on the role of lateral alkyloxy chains. (2023)
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CRUICKSHANK, E., PEARSON, A., BROWN, S., STOREY, J.M.D., IMRIE, C.T. and WALKER, R. 2023. The ferroelectric nematic phase: on the role of lateral alkyloxy chains. Liquid crystals [online], 50(11-12), pages 1960-1967. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2023.2221651

The synthesis and characterisation of the 4-({[4’-nitro-(1,1'-biphenyl)−4-yl]oxy}carbonyl)phenyl 2-alkoxy-4-methoxybenzoates are reported: the 1O(m-On)PEPEBNO2 series. These materials include an additional phenyl ring compared to the extensively stud... Read More about The ferroelectric nematic phase: on the role of lateral alkyloxy chains..

Ferroelectric nematic-isotropic liquid critical end point. (2023)
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SZYDLOWSKA, J., MAJEWSKA, P., VAUPOTIČ, N., RYBAK, P., Corrie T. IMRIE, Rebecca WALKER, R., CRUICKSHANK, E., STOREY, J.M.D., DAMIAN, P. and GORECKA, E. 2023. Ferroelectric nematic-isotropic liquid critical end point. Physical review letters [online], 130(21), article 216802. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.216802

A critical end point above which an isotropic phase continuously evolves into a polar (ferroelectric) nematic phase with an increasing electric field is found in a ferroelectric nematic liquid crystalline material. The critical end point is approxima... Read More about Ferroelectric nematic-isotropic liquid critical end point..