2003

33. New Features of Critical Behavior at the Nematic to Smectic-A Transition Revealed by Measurements in Strong Magnetic Field, A. Primak, M. Fisch, and S. Kumar, Invited Paper, Liquid Crystals Today, 12, 10 (2003).

34. Formation and Localization of Internal Polymer Columnar Structures in Liquid Crystal Cells, Q. Wang, L-C. Chien, and S. Kumar, Appl. Phys. Lett 83, 3698 (2003).

35. Ambient-temperature Thermotropic Liquid-crystalline Viologens Bis(triflimide), P. K. Bhowmik, H. Han, J. J. Cebe, R. A. Burchett, B. Acharya and S. Kumar, Liq. Cryst. 30, 1433 (2003).

36. Formation and Localization of Internal Polymer Columnar Structures in Liquid Crystal Cells, Q. Wang, L-C. Chien, and S. Kumar, Appl. Phys. Lett 83, 3698 (2003).

37. Eliminating Layer Undulation Textures in SSFLC Devices, C. Wang, P. J. Bos, S. Kumar, M. Wand, and M. Handschy, SID Digest' 03, 34, 608 (2003).

38. The elusive thermotropic biaxial nematic phase in rigid bent-core molecules, B. R. Acharya, A. Primak, T. J. Dingemans, E. T. Samulski, and S. Kumar, Pramana, 61, 231 (2003).

39. New Features of Critical Behavior at the Nematic to Smectic-A Transition Revealed by Measurements in Strong Magnetic Field, A. Primak, M. Fisch, and S. Kumar, Invited Paper, Liquid Crystals Today, 12, 10 (2003).

40. Electrically controllable microlens array fabricated by anisotropic phase separation from liquid-crystal and polymer composite materials, H.-S. Ji, J.-H. Kim and S. Kumar, Optics Lett. 28, 1147 (2003).

41. Observation of Novel Liquid Crystalline Order above the Bulk Melting Temperature with Potential Applications as Switchable Glues, K. S. Gautam, S. Kumar, D. Wermeille, D. Robinson, and A. Dhinojwala, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 215501 (2003).

42. Novel Examples of Achiral Bent-Core Azo Compounds Exhibiting the B1 and the anticlinic-antiferroelectric B2 Mesophases, V. Prasad, S.-W. Kang, and S. Kumar, J. Mater. Chem. 13, 1259 (2003).

43. Different Limits of Phase Separation and Their Applications, Q. Wang, B. Acharya, H.-C. Choi, J.-H. Kim, and S. Kumar, Proc. SPIE 5003, 81 (2003).

 

2002

33. Effect of Mosaicity in X-ray Studies of Critical Behavior at the Nematic to Smectic-A Transition, A. Primak, M. Fisch, and S. Kumar, Phys. Rev. E66, 051707 (2002).

34. Smectic Layer Reorientation Induced by AC Field, J.-H. Song, Y.-B. Kim, S. Kumar, J.-H. Souk, and S.-T. Shin, Proc. 2nd Intern. Meeting on Info. Display , 1, 415 (2002).

35. Dielectric Characteristics in Smectic Phases, J.-H. Song, Y.-B. Kim, S. Kumar, J.-H. Souk, and S. T. Shin, Proc. 2nd Intern. Meeting on Info. Display 1, 419 (2002).

36. Novel LCD with a Single Substrate, Il Kim, J.H. Kim, D. M. Agra-Kooijman, and S. Kumar, Proc. 2nd Intern. Meeting on Info. Display , 1, 463 (2002).

37. Fabrication of Electro-optic Device Using Liquid Crystals with a Single Substrate, Il Kim, J-H. Kim, D. Kang, D.-M. Agra-Kooijman, and S. Kumar, J. Appl. Phys. 92, 7699 (2002).

38. Layer Reorientational Dynamics Induced by an Applied Electric Fields in a Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystal, J.-H. Song, H. Choi, Y.-B. Kim, S. Kumar, and S.-T. Shin, KLCC '02, 5, 63 (2002).

39. Dielectric Characteristics in Smectic Phase, J.-H. Song, S. Coi, Y.-B. Kim, S. Kumar, J.-H. Souk, and S.-T. Shin, KLCC '02, 5, 131(2002).

40. Isothermal Relaxation of Rubbed Polystyrene Thin Films Probed with Optical Birefringence Measurements, A. D. Schwab, B. Acharya, S. Kumar, and A. Dhinojwala, Modern Phys. Lett. B 16, 415 (2002).

41. New Type of LCD With a Single Glass Substrate, Il Kim, J.-H. Kim, D. M. Agra-Kooijman and S. Kumar, SID Digest XXXIII, 574 (2002).

42. X-ray Diffraction Study of Anodisc Filters, M. R. Fisch, A. Primak and S. Kumar, Phys Rev. E65, 046615, (2002).

43. Lowest Energy Layer Structure for Twist States SSFLC Device, C. Wang, S. Kumar, M. Wand, P. Bos, Ferroelectrics 278, 79 (2002).

44. Critical Behavior at the Nematic to Smectic A Transition in Strong Magnetic Field, A. Primak, M. Fisch, and S. Kumar, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 035701 (2002). Work resulted in Glenn Brown Prize by Intl. Liq. Cryst. Soc. for Dr. A. Primak.

 

Publications: 2002-2003