Publications
Robust organogels from nitrogen-containing derivatives of (R)-12-hydroxystearic acid as gelators: comparisons with gels from stearic acid derivatives
V. Ajay Mallia, M. George, D. Blair and R. G. Weiss
Langmuir, 2009, 25, 8615

Self-assembly of esters of arjunolic acid into fibrous networks and the properties of their organogels
B. G. Bag, S. K. Dinda, P. P. Dey, V. Ajay Mallia and R. G. Weiss
Langmuir, 2009, 25, 8663

Selected as part of front cover page feature

In situ synthesis and assembly of gold nanoparticles embedded in glass forming liquid crystals
V. Ajay Mallia, P. K. Vemula, G. John, A. Kumar and P. M. Ajayan
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 3269

Highlighted in MRS 360 (e-news letter of Materials Research Society) as image in focus (May 2007)

Highlighted in Nanowerk.com

Highlighted in 'Heart cut', a news weekly published electronically by the American Chemical Society



Study of unsymmetrical dimesogens containing 4-heptylazobenzene
V. Ajay Mallia, M. Funahashi and N. Tamaoki
J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2007, 20, 878


Cholesterol phenoxy hexanoate mesogens: effect of lateral substituents on their liquid crystalline behavior and in situ metal nanoparticle synthesis
P. K. Vemula, V. Ajay Mallia, K. Bizati and G. John
Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 5203


In situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles using molecular gels and liquid crystals from vitamin-C amphiphiles
P. K. Vemula, U. Aslam, V. Ajay Mallia and G. John
Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 138

Selected as one of the most cited articles appeared in Chemistry of Materials  in 2007


Reversible thermal and photochemical switching of liquid crystalline phases and luminescence in diphenyl butadiene-based mesogenic dimers
S. Abraham, V. Ajay Mallia, K. V. Rateesh,  N. Tamaoki and S. Das
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 7692

Highlighted in Chemistry and Industry (UK) in 2006



Novel photoresponsive oligomeric mesogens: synthesis, liquid crystalline properties and photooptical properties as a dopant in a chiral glassy liquid crystal
H. Akiyama, V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2006, 16, 477


Study of chiral dimesogens: liquid crystalline properties, effect of smectic cybotactic domains in controlling the chiral reflections and glassy liquid crystal forming properties
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 2006, 454,81/[483]


Liquid crystalline properties of azopyridine linked cholesterol hydrogen bonded assemblies
V. Ajay Mallia, N. Tamaoki and S. Das
(Manuscript under preparation)


Vitrifiable ferroelectric dimesogen with tunable tilt angle in the solid state from supramolecular hydrogen bonded assemblies
V. Ajay Mallia, M. Funahashi, N. Tamaoki and S. Das
(Manuscript under preparation)


Thermal and photo optical properties of azoxybenzene/alky-loxy-azobenzene,cholesterol with alkyl diacyetylene linker containing dimesogens
S. Kumaresan, V. Ajay Mallia, Y. Kida, and N. Tamaoki

J. Mater. Res. , 2005, 20, 3431


Photoactive dimesogen having different pathways of light driven phase transitions at different temperatures
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki

Chem. Commun., 2004, 2538


Photo-thermal effects of some cholesterol-azobenzene containing dimesogens
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki

Trans. Mater. Res. Soc. Jpn., 2004, 29, 3123


Design of chiral dimesogens containing cholesteryl groups; formation of new molecular organizations and their application to molecular photonics
V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2004, 33, 76

Appeared as front cover page feature


Butadienes as novel photochromophores for color tuning of cholesteric glasses: influence of microscopic molecular reorganization within the helical superstructure
R. Davis, V. Ajay Mallia, S. Das and N. Tamaoki

Adv. Funct. Mater., 2004, 14, 743


Thermal hysterisis in the photoresponsivity of a langmuir film of ampiphilic spiropyran
M. Matsumoto, T. Nakazawa, V. Ajay Mallia, N. Tamaoki, R. Azumi, H. Sakai and M. Abe

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 1006


Synthesis and study of novel azopyridine containing hexacatenar silver mesogens
P. K. S. Antharjanam, V. Ajay Mallia and S. Das

Liq. Cryst.,2004, 31, 713


Photochemically driven smectic-cholesteric phase transition in an inherently photoactive dimesogen
V. Ajay Malia and N. Tamaoki

Chem. Mater.,2003, 15, 3237


Novel supramolecular hydrogen-bonded cholesteric mesogens: liquid crystalline, thermoptical and glass-forming properties
A. Takahashi, V. Ajay Mallia and N. Tamaoki

J. Mater. Chem.,2003, 13, 1582


Synthesis and studies of some substituted 4-phenyl, 4'-azopyridine containing hydrogen bonded supramolecular mesogens
V. Ajay Mallia, P. K. S. Antharjanam and S. Das

Liq. Cryst.,2003, 30, 135


Reversible photochemical phase transition behavior of alkoxy-cyano-substituted diphenylbutadiene liquid crystals
R. Davis, V. Ajay Mallia and S. Das

Chem. Mater.,2003, 15, 1057


Photoresponsive vitrifiable chiral dimesogens: photo-thermal modulation of microscopic disordering in helical superstructure and glass-forming properties
V. Ajay Malia and N.Tamaoki

J. Mater. Chem.,2003, 13, 219


Novel azopyridine-containing silver mesogens; synthesis, liquid crystalline and photophysical properties
P. K. S. Antharjanam, V. Ajay Mallia and S. Das

Chem. Mater.,2002, 14, 2687


Chiral nematic glasses from novel hydrogen bonded mesogens
V. Ajay Mallia, P. K. S. Antharjanam and S. Das

Chem. Lett.,2001, 752


Synthesis and studies of some cholest-5-en-3-ol-(3b)[4-phenylpyridyl-azo] carbonate containing supra-molecular hydrogen bonded mesogens
V. Ajay Mallia and S. Das

Liq. Cryst.,2001,28, 259


Synthesis and studies of some cholesterol containing liquid crystals
M. George, V. Ajay Mallia, P. K. S. Antharjanam, M. Saminathan and S. Das
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst.,2000, 350, 125


Photochemical phase transition in hydrogen bonded liquid crystals
V. Ajay Mallia, M. George and S. Das

Chem. Mater.,1999, 11, 207


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