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The effect of a lateral alkyloxy chain on the ferroelectric nematic phase. (2022)
Journal Article
CRUICKSHANK, E., WALKER, R., STOREY, J.M.D. and IMRIE, C.T. 2022. The effect of a lateral alkyloxy chain on the ferroelectric nematic phase. RSC advances [online], 12(45), pages 29482-29490. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA05628C

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of low molar mass liquid crystals, the 4-[(4-nitrophenoxy)carbonyl]phenyl 2-alkoxy-4-methoxybenzoates (series 5-m) and the 4-[(3-fluoro-4-nitrophenoxy)carbonyl]phenyl 2-alkoxy-4-methoxybenzoates (serie... Read More about The effect of a lateral alkyloxy chain on the ferroelectric nematic phase..

Intrinsically chiral ferronematic liquid crystals: an inversion of the helical twist sense at the chiral nematic – chiral ferronematic phase transition. (2022)
Journal Article
POCIECHA, D., WALKER, R., CRUICKSHANK, E., SZYDLOWSKA, J., RYBAK, P., MAKAL, A., MATRASZEK, J., WOLSKA, J.M., STOREY, J.M.D., IMRIE, C.T. and GORECKA, E. 2022. Intrinsically chiral ferronematic liquid crystals: an inversion of the helical twist sense at the chiral nematic – chiral ferronematic phase transition. Journal of molecular liquids (online), 361, article 119532. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119532

Strongly dipolar mesogenic compounds with a chiral center located in a lateral alkyl chain were synthesized, and shown to form the ferroelectric nematic phase. The presence of molecular chirality induced a helical structure in both the N* and NF* pha... Read More about Intrinsically chiral ferronematic liquid crystals: an inversion of the helical twist sense at the chiral nematic – chiral ferronematic phase transition..