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4-Cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl

Known as: 5CB 
4-Cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl is a commonly used nematic liquid crystal with the chemical formula C18H19N. It frequently goes by the common name 5CB. 5CB… 
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Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Suppressing self-discharge of supercapacitors via electrorheological effect of liquid crystals
2008
2008
Dielectric studies of dispersions of carbon nanotubes in liquid crystals 5CB
The frequency dependences of the imaginary e" and real e' parts of complex dielectric permittivity inherent to planarly aligned… 
2007
2007
Chiral induction in nematic and smectic C liquid crystal phases by dopants with axially chiral 1,11-dimethyl-5,7-dihydrodibenz[c,e]thiepin cores
Three calamitic molecules with axially chiral cores, (S)-3,9-bis[(4-dodecyloxybenzoyl)oxy]-1,11-dimethyl-5,7-dihydrodibenzo[c,e… 
2006
2006
Effects leading to colossal optical nonlinearity in dye-doped liquid crystals
In this paper, we report our most recent results about the huge optical nonlinearity of methyl red (MR)-doped 5CB thin cells. The… 
2006
2006
Selective light-induced desorption: The mechanism of photoalignment of liquid crystals at adsorbing solid surfaces
We demonstrate experimentally that bare solid surfaces with adsorbed organic molecules can orient liquid crystals after UV light… 
2005
2005
Alignment of liquid crystals by ion etched grooved glass surfaces
The alignment properies of the nematic liquid crystal (LC) 4’-n-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) on glass substrates with parallel… 
2000
2000
The tribological performance of nematic liquid crystal 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) as a lubricant additive
The tribological behavior of nematic requid crystal 4-n-pentyl-4'-exanobiphenyl (5CB) was observed using a four-ball friction and… 
2000
2000
Influence of Alignment of Crystalline Confining Surfaces on Static Forces and Shear in a Liquid Crystal, 4'-n-Pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl
Static force-distance relations as well as linear and nonlinear viscoelastic responses to oscillatory shear were studied in 4'-n… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Measurement and Assignment of Long-Range C−H Dipolar Couplings in Liquid Crystals by Two-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy
We describe multidimensional NMR techniques to measure and assign 13C−1H dipolar couplings in nematic liquid crystals with high… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Refractive indices and order parameters of two liquid crystals
Refractive indices have been measured throughout the nematic phase of 4-n-pentyl-4'cyanobiphenyl (5CB) and the smectic A and… 
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