Thermotropic liquid crystals can be formed by various molecular shapes, some discovered
over 125 years ago. The simplest and most-studied liquid crystals are made of rod-shaped …

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 …

Different liquid crystalline phases with long-range orientational but not positional order, so-
called nematic phases, are scarce. New nematic phases are rarely discovered, and such an …

Polymer thin films that emit and absorb circularly polarised light have been demonstrated
with the promise of achieving important technological advances; from efficient, high …

Chiral symmetry breaking in soft matter is a hot topic of current research. Recently, such a
phenomenon was found in a fluidic phase showing orientational order of molecules—the …

The synthesis and characterisation of several members of the 1, ω-bis (4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-
yl) alkane (CB n CB) and the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy)-ω-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl) …

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal
dimers containing sulfur links between the spacer and mesogenic units, the 4ʹ-[1, ω …

Resonant soft X‐ray scattering (RSoXS) is an emerging, powerful technique to probe the
nano‐to‐mesoscale structure of polymers and other molecules. It joins together small‐angle …

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 …

Organic/polymer semiconductors provide unique possibilities and flexibility in tailoring their
optoelectronic properties to match specific application demands. One of the key factors …