Introduction to Liquid Crystals

Collings P J and Hird M 1997 Introduction to Liquid Crystals (London Taylor and Franois)... 

General reviews of the structure and properties of liquid crystals can be found in the following G. H. Brown, J. W. Doane, and V. D. Neff. "A Review of the Structure and Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals." CRC Press, Cleveland, Ohio, 1971 P. J. Collings and M. Hind, Introduction to Liquid Crystals. Nature s Delicate Phase of Matter," Taylor and Francis, Inc., Bristol. Pennsylvania, 1997 P. J. Collins, "Liquid Crystals. Nature s Delicate Phase of Matter," Princeton University Press. Princeton. New Jersey, 1990. A thermodynamic description of the phase properties of liquid crystals can be found in S. Kumar, editor, "Liquid Crystals in the Nineties and Beyond, World Scientific, Riven Edge, New Jersey, 1995. 

Collings PJ, Hird M (1997) Introduction to liquid crystals. Taylor and Francis, London... 

Wojtowicz PJ (1974) In Priestly EB, Wojtowicz PJ, Sheng P (eds) Introduction to liquid crystals, chap 7. Plenum, New York... 

It is the author s view that a chapter such as this needs some sort of context and needs to be self-contained. From this point of view, it will begin with a general introduction to liquid crystals themselves and will then introduce hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals in order to provide some context. The introduction to liquid crystals will not be referenced or illustrated heavily, so those readers requiring more information are directed to reference [1]. 

P. J. Codings and M. Hird, Introduction to Liquid Crystals, Taylor Francis, London, 1997. 

For an introduction to liquid crystals see P. J. Collings, Tiquid Crystals Nature s Delicate Phase of Matter, Princeton Science Library, Princeton, N. J., 1990. 

Liquid Crystals Liquid-crystal phases may occur between the solid and the liquid phase. Cholesteryl myristate, for example, exists in a liquid-crystal phase between 71 and 85°C [6]. The appearance of liquid-crystal phases depends on the molecular structure. Compounds with elongated structures that are fairly rigid in the central part of the molecule are likely candidates for liquid crystals. The homologous series of p-alkoxybenzylidene-p-n-butylanilines is just one example for compounds with liquid-crystal phases. An excellent introduction to liquid crystals and their properties has been written by Collings [6]. 

Collyer AA, "Introduction to Liquid Crystal Polymers" in Acierno D and Collyer AA (Eds) "Rheology and Processing of Liquid Crystal Polymers", Chapmann Hall, London, 1996, Chap. 1. 

P. J. Collings and M. Hird, Introduction to Liquid Crystals Chemistry and Physics, esp. pp. 23-27, 223-33, 245-50, 271-76, Taylor Francis, London (1997). See also http //en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/liquid crystal and http //plc.cwru.edu/. 

A. A Brief Introduction to Liquid Crystals Liquid-Crystalline Metal Complexes of Alkoxystilbazoles... 

The greatest amount of work we have carried out with alkoxystil-bazoles is in the field of liquid crystals indeed, this is where our interest in stilbazoles started. After a brief and rather general introduction to liquid crystals, we will consider various types of complex that form liquid-crystal mesophases when complexed to stilbazoles, emphasizing patterns of behavior without delving into the subtleties. A more detailed discussion of the silver systems may be found elsewhere 24). Finally, although this article appears in a series that concentrates on inorganic chemistry, we offer an overview of some of our work with stilbazoles in hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals. 

Ceilings, Peter J., and Hird, Michael (1997). Introduction to Liquid Crystals Chemistry and Physics. London Taylor and Francis. 

The idea behind the structure of the Handbook is to provide in Volume 1 a basic overview of the fundamentals of the science and applications of the entire field of liquid crystals. This volume should be suitable as an introduction to liquid crystals for the nonspecialist, as well as a source of current knowledge about the state-of-the-art for the specialist. It contains chapters about the historical development, theory, synthesis and chemical structure, physical properties, characterization methods, and applications of all kinds of liquid crystals. Two subse-... 

E. B. Priestley, P. J. Wojtowicz and P. Sheng, "Introduction to Liquid Crystals", (Plenum Press,... 

Priestley EB, Wojtowicz P, and Sheng P (1976) Introduction to Liquid Crystals. New York Plenum. 

Priestley, E.B., Wojtowicz, P., Shens, P. (eds) Introduction to Liquid Crystals. Plenum Press, New York (1975)... 

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