38th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals Mainz, March 10 - 12, 2010 Program (as of February 22, 2010) March 10, 2010 Wednesday From 12.00 Registration 13.00 - 13.15 Opening 13.15 - 13.45 Doris Vollmer, L. Zhang, G.K. Auernhammer, M. Kappl, and B. Ullrich MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz Tuning Surface-induced Layer Transition of Liquid Crystals via Alkane 13.45 - 14.15 Christian Bahr MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen Controlling the Wetting and Anchoring Behaviour at Surfactant-laden Liquid Crystal/Water Interfaces 14.15 - 14.45 Pawel Pieranski Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France Physics of lyotropic films 14.45 - 15.15 W. Pisula, X. Feng, and Klaus Müllen MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz Nanographenes and their Assemblies 15.15 - 16.00 Coffee 16.00 - 16.30 Michael R. Hansen, R. Graf, T. Schnitzler, K. Müllen, and H.W. Spiess MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz Molecular Wires Based on Perylene Tetracarboxydiimides Derivatives: Structural Impacts of Crystallinity, Liquid Crystallinity, and Cooperative Motion from Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy 16.30 - 17.00 Denis Andrienko, V. Marcon, J. Kirkpatrick, F. May, and K. Kremer MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz Design of discotic liquid crystals with high charge carrier mobilities 17.00 - 17.30 Harald Bock, E. Grelet, T. Brunet, J. Kelber, and O. Thiebaut Centre de Paul Pascal, CNRS & Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France Columnar Liquid Crystals for Bilayer Heterojunction Solar Cells 17.30 - 18.00 Verleihung des ersten Alfred-Saupe-Preises der Alfred-Saupe-Stiftung an Prof. Dr. Helmut Ringsdorf (Universität Mainz) From 18.15 Weinprobe with Bretzels From 19.30 Mitgliederversammlung der Deutschen Flüssigkristallgesellschaft (gesonderte Einladung) March 11, 2010 Thursday 09.00 - 09.30 J. Buchs, Dietmar Janietz, and H. Sawade Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, Potsdam-Golm Coumarin Based Emissive Liquid Crystals 09.30 - 10.00 Dirk Blunk* and C. Stubenrauch # * Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität zu Köln # Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart News on Inositol Amphiphiles - Synthesis, Selected Properties and Molecular Dynamics Simulations 10.00 - 10.30 Heino Finkelmann, P. Heinze, D. Kramer, A. Sánchez Ferrer Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Mechanical Deformation of Smectic Polymer Networks 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee 11.00 - 11.30 D. Rogez*, F. Broemmel #, H. Finkelmann #, and Philippe Martinoty* * Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS, Strasbourg, France # Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Elastic properties of uniaxial nematic side-chain liquid-crystalline elastomers with planar and homeotropic alignments of the director 11.30 - 12.00 Yazid Derouiche*#%, A. Elqidrea*, U. Maschke*, F. Dubois #, R. Douali #, and M. Azzaz % * Lab. de Chimie Macromoléculaire, Université des Sciences et Techn. de Lille, France # Laboratoire d'Etude des Matériaux et des Composants pour l'Electronique, Université du Littoral, Calais, France % Laboratoire des Sciences et Génie des Matériaux, Université d'Alger, Algeria Monomer Chain Length Modulation Controlling the Morphology of Liquid Crystal/Polymer Network Systems 12.00 - 12.30 Michal Kohout*, V. Kozmík*, J. Svoboda*, V. Novotná #, and M. Glogarová # * Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Prague Inst. of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic # Institut of Physics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Prague The effect of linking groups and lateral substitution on the mesomorphic behaviour of novel non-symmetrical bent-shaped liquid crystals 12.30 - 13.00 Jens Seltmann and M. Lehmann Chemnitz University of Technology Benzodithiophenes – from shape persistent biaxial nematogens and magic angles 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch 14.00 - 16.00 POSTER SESSSION I (pdf for download) 16.00 - 16.30 David M. Walba*, E. Korblova*, E, Tsai*, J.M. Richardson*, L. Hough #, M. Nakata #, R. Shao #, Y. Shen #, D. Chen #, and N.A. Clark # * Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA # Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA The B4 banana phase, a liquid crystalline self assembly of helical nano- rods 16.30 - 17.00 Dorothee Nonnenmacher*, J.C. Roberts #, R.P. Lemieux #, M.A. Osipov % and F. Giesselmann* * Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart # Department of Chemistry, Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada % Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK Puzzling ferroelectric behavior in de Vries-like liquid crystals with nanosegregation 17.00 - 17.30 Carsten Tschierske*, M. Prehm*#, U. Baumeister #, C. Keith*, A. Lehmann*, and G. Shanker* * Institute of Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle # Institute of Physical Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle Nematic phases of bent-core molecules and their potential biaxiality 17.30 - 18.00 Antoni Kocot*#, M. Nagaraj*, K. Merkel*#, and J.K. Vij* * Department of Electronic Engineering, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland # Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland Macroscopic biaxiality and electric field induced rotation of the minor director in the nematic phase of a bent-core liquid crystalline material 19.00 - 22.00 Conference Dinner March 12, 2010 Friday 09.00 - 10.30 POSTER SESSSION II (pdf for download) 10.30 - 11.00 Peter Palffy-Muhoray Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, LCI, Kent State University, Ohio, USA Motors based on shape change: see how they run 11.00 - 11.30 Dagmar Klass*, M. Goebel*, A. Manabe*, and F. Schneider # * Merck KGaA, Darmstadt # Physikalische Chemie, Universität Siegen Measurement of shear viscosity coefficients of liquid crystals and their influence on switching behaviour in displays with homeotropic alignment 11.30 - 12.00 Eva Enz and J. Lagerwall Physikalische Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle Electrospun fibres with expanded-temperature-range cholesteric and blue phase liquid crystals 12.00 - 12.30 Alexander Lorenz*, R. Schuhmann #, and H.-S. Kitzerow* * Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn # Fachgebiet Theoretische Elektrotechnik, University of Paderborn Waveguiding in infiltrated photonic crystal fibers: experiments and liquid crystal scattering model 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch 13.30 - 14.00 Alexey Eremin, S. Günter, R. Stannarius, J. Heuer, and S. Klein Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Magdeburg Novel electro-responsive colloidal liquid-crystalline suspensions based on rod-shaped pigments 14.00 - 14.30 Kun-Lin Yang, C. Xue, and S. Khan Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore Liquid Crystal-Based Microfluidic Immunoassays for Diagnostic Applications 14.30 - 15.00 Artsiom Lapanik*, F. Gölden #, S. Müller #, A. Penirschke #, R. Jakoby #, and W. Haase* * Eduard-Zintl-Institute für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt # Fachgebiet Mikrowellentechnik, Technische Universität Darmstadt Room Temperature Nematic LC Mixtures with High Birefringence for Microwave Applications 15.00 - 15.30 Matthias Zorn*, S. Meuer*, M.N. Tahir #, W. Tremel #, and R. Zentel* * Institute for Organic Chemistry, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz # Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz Liquid Crystalline Phases from Polymer Functionalized Semiconducting Nanorods 15.30 - 16.00 Sabine Laschat*, S. Sauer*, M. Butschies*, G. Kohnen*, M. Tosoni*, M. Kaller*, N. Steinke*, S. Tussetschläger*, F. Giesselmann #, and M. Lehmann % * Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart # Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart % Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Chemnitz Ionic liquid crystals: the charge makes the difference 16.00 Closing Remarks (including the presentation of the winners of the DFKG Reisestipendium) March 10, 2010 Wednesday From 12.00 Registration 13.00 - 13.15 Opening 13.15 - 13.45 Doris Vollmer, L. Zhang, G.K. Auernhammer, M. Kappl, and B. Ullrich MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz Tuning Surface-induced Layer Transition of Liquid Crystals via Alkane 13.45 - 14.15 Christian Bahr MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen Controlling the Wetting and Anchoring Behaviour at Surfactant-laden Liquid Crystal/Water Interfaces 14.15 - 14.45 Pawel Pieranski Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France Physics of lyotropic films 14.45 - 15.15 W. Pisula, X. Feng, and Klaus Müllen MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz Nanographenes and their Assemblies 15.15 - 16.00 Coffee 16.00 - 16.30 Michael R. Hansen, R. Graf, T. Schnitzler, K. Müllen, and H.W. Spiess MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz Molecular Wires Based on Perylene Tetracarboxydiimides Derivatives: Structural Impacts of Crystallinity, Liquid Crystallinity, and Cooperative Motion from Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy 16.30 - 17.00 Denis Andrienko, V. Marcon, J. Kirkpatrick, F. May, and K. Kremer MPI for Polymer Research, Mainz Design of discotic liquid crystals with high charge carrier mobilities 17.00 - 17.30 Harald Bock, E. Grelet, T. Brunet, J. Kelber, and O. Thiebaut Centre de Paul Pascal, CNRS & Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France Columnar Liquid Crystals for Bilayer Heterojunction Solar Cells 17.30 - 18.00 Verleihung des ersten Alfred-Saupe-Preises der Alfred-Saupe-Stiftung an Prof. Dr. Helmut Ringsdorf (Universität Mainz) From 18.15 Weinprobe with Bretzels From 19.30 Mitgliederversammlung der Deutschen Flüssigkristallgesellschaft