Twenty both symmetrical and non-symmetrical bistolanes with terminal alkyl, alkoxy and alkylsulfanyl chain and lateral methyl or ethyl group have been synthesized via Sonogashira cross-coupling and their mesomorphic properties have been studied.

Induction of TGB phases in binary mixtures of hockey stick-shaped and chiral ferroelectric liquid crystal compounds.

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In this paper, results acquired from capacitance measurements performed on composites based on nematic liquid crystal 4-cyano-40-hexylbiphenyl (6CB) and spherical iron oxide nanoparticles of various sizes are presented. Electric and magnetic Fréedericksz transitions, as well as structural transitions in combined electric and magnetic fields, were investigated. The obtained results showed the lowering of the threshold magnetic field with an increase in the volume concentration of nanoparticles. Estimations based on results obtained from measurements suggest soft anchoring between liquid crystal director and nanoparticles magnetization vector.

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