Dr Avtar Matharu's Publications

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Publications
Conference Proceedings
Optic, electrooptic and dielectric properties of novel antiferroelectric liquid crystal compounds, AS Matharu, C Grover, A Dahlgren, JPF Lagerwall, L Komitov, A Kutub, P Jagemalm and F Gouda. Ferroelectrics, 2000, 244, 147-157.

Refereed Journals
Electrically commanded surfaces for nematic liquid crystal displays, L Komitov, B Helgee, J Felix and AS Matharu, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2005, 86, 023502.

Photochromic Processes for High Density Optical Storage, PS Ramanujam, RH Berg, S Hvilsted, A Matharu, L Nedelchev and E Loroncz, Optical Data Storage Technical Digest, 2003, 66-69.

Polarisation holographic and surface-relief gratings at 257 nm in an amorphous polyester, P.S. Ramanujam, L. Nedelchev and A.S. Matharu, Optics Letters, 2003, 28(13), 1072-1074.

Photoinduced anisotropy in a family of amorphous azobenzene polyesters for optical storage, L. Nedelchev, A.S. Matharu, S. Hvilsted and P.S. Ramanujam, Applied Optics, 2003, 42(29), 5918-5927.

Photoinduced macroscopic chiral structures in a series of azobenzene copolyesters, L. Nedelchev, L. Nikolova, A. Matharu, and P.S. Ramanujam, Appl. Phys. B: Lasers and Optics, 2002, 75(6-7), 671-676.

Ferro-, ferri- and antiferro-electric behaviour in a bent-shaped mesogen, AS Matharu, C Grover, L Komitov and G Andersson, J. Mater. Chem., 2000, 10(6), 1303.

Laterally fluorinated liquid crystals containing the 2,2'-bithiophene moiety, A.S. Matharu, S.J. Cowling and G. Wright, Liq. Cryst., 2007, 34, 4, 489-506.

Liquid crystals for holographic optical data storage, AS Matharu, S Jeeva and P S Ramanujam, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2007, 36, 1868-1880

Synthesis and optical storage properties of a thiophene-based holographic recording medium, AS Matharu, S Jeeva, PR Huddleston and PS Ramanujam, J. Mater. Chem., 2007, 17, 4477 - 4482

Structure-Property investigation of 2- and 3-thienylacrylates bearing laterally fluorinated azobenzene moieties, A. S. Matharu and D. Chambers-Asman, Liquid Crystals, 2007, 34, 1317-1336

An efficient direct method for azo-coupling of methoxythiophenes, A Matharu P Huddleston, S Jeeva, M Wood and D Chambers-Asman., Dyes and Pigments, 2007, accepted for publication.

Liquid crystals. The fourth state of matter, A Matharu and P. Watson, Chemistry Review, 2007, 16(3), 29-33.

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