Search Results - "Shiba, Takuma"

Phase behaviors of classic liquid crystal dimers and trimers: Alternate induction of smectic and twist-bend nematic phases depending on spacer parity for liquid crystal trimers by Arakawa, Yuki, Komatsu, Kenta, Shiba, Takuma, Tsuji, Hideto

“…A new heliconical mesophase without apparent molecular positional ordering, which was discovered in achiral bent molecules [i.e., the twist-bend nematic (NTB)…”
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Thioether-Linked Liquid Crystal Trimers: Odd-Even Effects of Spacers and the Influence of Thioether Bonds on Phase Behavior by Arakawa, Yuki, Komatsu, Kenta, Ishida, Yuko, Shiba, Takuma, Tsuji, Hideto

“…We report the synthesis, phase-transition behavior, and mesophase structures of the first homologous series of thioether-linked liquid crystal (LC) trimers,…”
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Selenium-linked cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers: the effects of chalcogen linkage and spacer length on the twist-bend nematic phase by Arakawa, Yuki, Shiba, Takuma, Igawa, Kazunobu

“…We synthesised selenium-linked liquid crystal dimers and examined their phase behaviour to determine the effects of chalcogen linkage and spacer length on the…”
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Methylene- and thioether-linked cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers CB n SCB exhibiting room temperature twist-bend nematic phases and glasses by Arakawa, Yuki, Komatsu, Kenta, Shiba, Takuma, Tsuji, Hideto

“…The twist-bend nematic (N TB ) phase is a new heliconical liquid crystal (LC) phase that is associated with spontaneous symmetry breaking for achiral bent LC…”
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Methylene- and thioether-linked cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers CBSCB exhibiting room temperature twist-bend nematic phases and glasses by Arakawa, Yuki, Komatsu, Kenta, Shiba, Takuma, Tsuji, Hideto

“…The twist-bend nematic (N TB ) phase is a new heliconical liquid crystal (LC) phase that is associated with spontaneous symmetry breaking for achiral bent LC…”
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