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020			_a9781316662120 (ebook)
020			_z9781107157590 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQD923 _b.P35 2017
082	0	0	_a621.3815/422 _223
100	1		_aPal, Santanu Kumar, _d1981- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aLiquid crystal dimers / _cSantanu Kumar Pal, Sandeep Kumar.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2017.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 234 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).
520			_aThis book covers in-depth discussion of design principles, synthesis and thermal behavior of all types of liquid crystal (LC) dimers. The text presents recent advances in the field of LC dimers consisting of different mesogenic units such as calamitic, discotic and bent-core molecules. It starts with a chapter on the introduction of liquid crystal dimers, including their odd-even behavior, basic classification of dimers and common mesophases in dimers. The text shows how the molecular architectures are being used to develop new materials to study a range of interesting phenomena such as the biaxial nematic phase containing rod-like and disc-like mesogenic units. Finally, the text presents perspectives related to technological relevance of these dimers such as dopants in LC display mixtures exhibiting faster relaxation time, strong flexoelectric coupling and others to effect control over the properties of these materials.
650		0	_aLiquid crystals.
650		0	_aDimers.
650		0	_aPolymer liquid crystals.
700	1		_aKumar, Sandeep, _d1959- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107157590
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316662120
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