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Biaxial Nematic Mesophases from Shape-Persistent Mesogens with a Fluorenone Bending Unit

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Nematic phases of bent-core mesogens

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Ferroelectric Response and Induced Biaxiality in the Nematic Phase of Bent-Core Mesogens

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Low temperature enantiotropic nematic phases from V-shaped, shape-persistent molecules

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Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of new V-shaped shape-persistent nematogens containing a thiazole or a thiadiazole bending unit

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Biaxial nematics: symmetries, order domains and field-induced phase transitions†

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Towards Room Temperature Biaxial Nematics

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