VEERABHADRASWAMY B N

@gmit.irins.org

Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department
GM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY



              

https://researchid.co/vswamy136

EDUCATION

BSc in Industrial Chemistry, Chemistry and Mathematics from Kuvempu University
MSc in Chemistry from Kuvempu University
PhD in Chemistry from Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (Affiliated to Manglore University)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research work mainly focuses on the synthesis of Liquid Crystals, Nanomaterials and on sensor applications.

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Scopus Publications

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Scholar Citations

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Scopus Publications

  • NanoGuard: Antibacterial marvels of strontium titanate – Synthesis, characterization, and multifunctional insights
    N.P. Bhagya, G.K. Prashanth, Srilatha Rao, P.A. Prashanth, A.S. Sowmyashree, B.N. Veerabhadraswamy, M. Mahadevaswamy, and K.V. Yatish

    Elsevier BV

  • Tris(boranil) Columnar Liquid Crystalline Fluorophores: pseudo-Triphenylene Boron(III) Complexes with Peripheral N−B−O Linkages
    B. N. Veerabhadraswamy, Santosh Y. Khatavi, Anil S. Rathod, Madhu Babu Kanakala, D. S. Shankar Rao, and Channabasaveshwar V. Yelamaggad

    Wiley
    The borate complexes derived from salicylaldimine ligands, called boranils, possess a wide range of photophysical and electronic characteristics intrinsically. The unique combination of molecular rigidity, rendered by four-coordinate boron bridges, and extended π-conjugation enable them to serve as technically feasible fluorescent materials (dyes). The incorporation of liquid crystallinity in these boron(III) complexes, especially the columnar (col) mesomorphism, which is overlooked hitherto, would provide a new dimension to these complexes. Herein, we report the first examples of tris(boranil) discotic liquid crystal (LC) dyes that have been readily synthesized by treating tris(N-salicylideneaniline)s, (TSAN)s, with BF3.Et2O in the presence of an acid quencher. These C3-symmetric borate complexes self-assemble into Col phase, existing over a wide thermal span including room temperature.  The 2D periodic order of the Col phases shows dependence on the length of the peripheral tails. The photophysical measurements reveal the fluorescence emission in their two condensed states viz., solid and Col phase, and in the solution. Their electrochemical, two-step oxidation process coupled with the aforesaid features upholds their significance in applied research.

  • Effect of nanofiller concentration on its dispersion in a system of liquid crystalline SB(3R)-11 and single walled carbon nanotubes
    Ginka Exner, Yordan Marinov, Bhyranalyar Veerabhadraswamy, Channabasaveshwar Yelamaggad, Peter Rafailov, and Veselina Georgieva

    IOP Publishing
    Abstract We report on the concentration dependence of the dispersion of single walled carbon nanotubes, SWCNTs, in a nanocomposite with a recently synthesized ferroelectric and optically active thermotropic liquid crystal ((R,E)-4-(4-((3,7-dimethyloctyl) oxy) styryl) phenyl 4-(undecyloxy)benzoate. Excellent dispersion of the SWCNTs in the concentration range from 0.01 up to 10 wt % was proven by means of differential scanning calorimetry, polarized optical microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. It is believed to be facilitated by the formation of core-shell fibres, consisting of liquid crystal decorated SWCNTs, yet in the solution state. The fibres are maintained after the solvent evaporation and so the aggregation at elevated temperatures is prevented. The preservation of the liquid crystalline behaviour in all investigated cases can be considered as an additional benefit.

  • Antiproliferative, apoptosis-inducing activity and molecular docking studies of sydnones compounds
    CRajendra Singh, SyedLidia Hossain, Manoj Mathews, VeerabhadraSwamy Bhyranalyar Nagarajappa, BKiran Kumar, and ChannabasaVeshwar Veerappa Yelamaggad

    Medknow
    Objective: To evaluate the antiproliferative and apoptosis inducing activity of different sydnones on cancer cell lines and their interaction with cancer proteins by molecular docking studies. Material and Methods: Antiproliferative activity was carried out by MTT assay and apoptosis inducing activity was performed by DAPI and Annexin V and propidium iodide staining. Molecular docking studies were performed using AutoDock Tools 1.5.6. Pharmacokinetics properties like ADME and toxicity were analysed by pkCSM web server. Result: In this study, four new sydnone compounds 3-(4-nonylbiphenyl-4'-yl) sydnone (MC-182), 3-(4-propylbiphenyl-4'-yl) sydnone (MC-454), 3-(4-hexylbiphenyl-4'-yl) sydnone (MC-433), and 3-(4-methylbiphenyl-4'-yl) sydnone (MC-431) were screened for antiproliferative and apoptotic effect against BT-474 (human breast cancer), HeLa (human cervical cancer) and Jurkat (human myeloid leukemia) Mostly, all the sydnone compounds exhibited decent antiproliferative effectiveness, but compound MC-431, MC-433, and MC-454 showed more antiproliferative activity (IC50 1.71, 10.09 and 2.87 μM against BT-474, Hela and Jurkat cell line, respectively). The changes of morphological characteristics of cancer cells determined by staining techniques indicate the apoptotic cell death. The molecular docking and interaction studies were carried out between sydnones with cancer proteins (epidermal growth factor domain receptor tyrosine kinase [EGF-TK], tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-α] and Caspase3. Among all four sydnone molecules, two compounds MC-454 and MC-431 showed good binding energy with targeted proteins. Drug-like property was predicted by ADME toxicity study. Conclusion: The results indicate sydnone compounds were found to exhibit anticancer activity by inducing apoptosis. The molecular docking study of sydnones with cancer proteins showed a decent interaction affinity. The results of absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity studies by the Insilco approach also proved that MC-454 sydnone showed better In-Vivo administration. Thus, the current research work indicates that these sydnone compounds would be prospective in developing anticancer medicines.

  • in vitro dna binding, anticancer and molecular docking studies of new sydnone compounds
    Syed Lidia Hossain, Manoj Mathews, B.N.Veerabhadra Swamy, B. Kirankumar, C.V. Yelmaggad, and C. Rajendra Singh

    Asian Journal of Chemistry
    Sydnones have been a novel class of mesoionic compound due to versatility of their applications in various fields. Sydnone derivative have seen as an interesting structure grouped in the heterocyclic community, which is having regions of both positive and negative charges linked with a poly-heteroatomic system. This structural characteristic allows them to cross biological membranes and interact with biomolecules. Four sydnones namely 3-(4-decyloxybiphenyl-4′-yl) sydnone (MC-176), 3-(4-octyloxy-2,3-difluorobiphenyl-4′-yl) sydnone (MC-192), 3-(4-biphenyl-4′-yl) sydnone (MC-450) and 3-(4-butylbiphenyl-4′-yl) sydnone (MC-456) were evaluated for biophysical interactions between DNA and sydnones and antiproliferative activity. The UV-visible spectroscopic study indicates interaction between sydnone and dsDNA with a slight red and hypochromic shift in absorption spectra, which shows the intercalation mode of binding. The binding constant of DNA-Sydnone complexes were in the range from 1.4 × 104 M–1 to 7.1 × 104 M–1 for different sydnone compounds (MC-176, MC-192, MC-450, MC-456). FTIR spectra indicated that sydnone interaction with DNA occurs through base pairs and the phosphate backbone of the DNA. The cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of a sydnone derivatives on human cervical cancer (HeLa) and breast tumor (BT) 474 cancer cell lines were determined. The compounds possess antiproliferative activity in a concentration-dependent mode. The changes of morphological characteristic of cancer cells were determined by fluorescent staining techniques indicate the apoptotic cell death. The molecular docking studies of sydnone compounds with caspase 3 and EGF-TK showed better interactions (according to docking score) along with commercially available breast cancer drug molecule anastrozole. The docking score of sydnone molecules (MC-456, MC-450, MC-192 and MC-176) with EGF-TK enzyme were -6.44, -6.42, -5.46 and -4.53, respectively. The binding energy of anastrozole with EGF-TK was -6.41. As well Caspase 3 inhibition with sydnone compounds MC-456, MC-450, MC-192 and MC-176 were -6.09, -6.48, -5 and -3.49, respectively. The binding energy of anastrozole with caspase 3 was -6.24. All sydnone compounds were studied for ADME toxicity studies along with Lipinski rule of five to assess their drug likeness properties by in silico approach. MC-450 found to have good ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicology) properties among all the sydnone compounds. Thus, the present work indicates that these sydnone compounds would be a well prospective in developing anticancer medicines.

  • Tris(Keto-Hydrazone): A Fully Integrated Highly Stable and Exceptionally Sensitive H<inf>2</inf>S Capacitive Sensor
    Saravanan Yuvaraja, Veerabhadraswamy Nagarajappa Bhyranalyar, Sachin A. Bhat, Mani Teja Vijjapu, Sandeep G. Surya, Channabasaveshwar Veerappa Yelamaggad, and Khaled Nabil Salama

    Wiley
    Here a novel tris(keto‐hydrazone) monomer having secondary amines and alkoxy groups to detect toxic hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas is reported. The as‐synthesized tris(keto‐hydrazone) monomer is successfully integrated on a micro‐fabricated device to realize an organic capacitive sensor. The organic sensor's quantitative detection capability toward H2S gas and its specificity against the other toxic gases and volatile organic compounds are investigated. The capacitance sensor achieves an excellent sensitivity (80% parts per million–1) toward H2S gas with an experimental limit of detection of around 25 parts per billion. Besides, the fabricated capacitive sensor displays minimal response to humidity (0.005% RH–1), and high ambient stability (≈8 months) without compromising sensing performance. Furthermore, the energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy spectrum analysis confirms the adsorption of sulfur atoms over the surface of the monomer after the exposure to H2S gas. After that, a short purge of N2 gas would suffice to revive the whole device and can work with negligible losses.

  • Room-Temperature, Deep-Red/NIR-Emissive, C<inf>3</inf>-Symmetric (n,π-conjugated) Columnar Liquid Crystals: C<inf>3 h</inf>-Tris(keto-hydrazone)s
    Rashmi Ashwathama Nayak, Bhyranalyar Nagarajappa Veerabhadraswamy, Doddamane S. Shankar Rao, Achalkumar Ammathnadu Sudhakar, and Channabasaveshwar V. Yelamaggad

    American Chemical Society (ACS)
    The first examples of deep-red/near-infrared (NIR) photoluminescent, (n,π-conjugated) discotics, namely, C3h-tris(keto-hydrazone)s, which are the tautomers of tris(azo-enol)s, have been synthesized via a facile one-step triple azo-coupling and characterized. The n,π-resonance-assisted intramolecular H-bonding, rendering planarity and shape persistence to the central core, facilitates their self-assembly into either a hexagonal columnar (Colh) phase (p6mm lattice) or a columnar rectangular (Colr) phase (p2mm lattice), over an extended thermal range including room temperature, fluorescing in the deep-red/NIR-I region. The low band gap with deep-red/NIR emission makes them ideal candidates for NIR-organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and bioimaging.

  • A highly selective electron affinity facilitated H<inf>2</inf>S sensor: The marriage of tris(keto-hydrazone) and an organic field-effect transistor
    Saravanan Yuvaraja, Veerabhadraswamy Nagarajappa Bhyranalyar, Sachin Ashok Bhat, Sandeep Goud Surya, Channabasaveshwar Veerappa Yelamaggad, and Khaled Nabil Salama

    Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
    The proposed H2S gas sensor is a novel heterojunction combination that can readily absorb toxic gases, changing the channel resistance of the device. The OFET device is a highly stable and selective tool that can help in taking preventive measures.

  • Investigation of dielectric behavior of two different Schiff base ferroelectric liquid crystals
    Vijayashree Patil Navalkal, Bhyranalyar Nagarajappa Veerabhadraswamy, Susanta Chakraborty, Sharanabasava Murugendrappa Khened, Ramappa Dundappa Mathad, and Channabasaveshwar Veerappa Yelamaggad

    Informa UK Limited
    Abstract Herein, we report on the temperature-dependent dielectric behavior of two ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) compounds belonging to a homologous series in the frequency range of 10 Hz–10 MHz. Precisely, the FLCs investigated in the present study are the three-ring, optically active calamitic LCs namely, (R)-4-(((4-(octan-2-yloxy)phenyl)imino)methyl)phenyl 4-(nonyl-oxy)benzoate and (R)-4-(((4-(octan-2-yloxy)phenyl)imino)methyl)phenyl 4-(undecyloxy)-benzoate, which have been, respectively, referred to as SB(R)-9 and SB(R)-11. The complex permittivity of both the LCs has been measured at different temperatures where the relaxation time and conductivity are calculated. The comparative study of these LCs is discussed in terms of changes in the dielectric parameters. The experimental results reported herein may have shed light on the physical parameters and feasibility/suitability of such three-ring calamitics in practical applications, especially in FLC displays.

  • Polarization of three-ring Schiff base ferroelectric liquid crystals
    Vijayshree Patil N, Rajalaxmi Sahoo, B. N. Veerabhadraswamy, Susanta Chakraborty, Ravindra Dhar, R. D. Mathad, and C. V. Yelamaggad

    Informa UK Limited
    ABSTRACT Chiral smectic C* (SmC*) phase possessing high spontaneous polarization has been of huge interest due to its academic as well as technological importance. Herein, we report the results of temperature and field variation polarization measurements performed on five structurally analogous calamitic three-ring ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLC) belonging to a homologous series, showing the SmC* phase. Of the five FLCs studied, three are (R)-enantiomers referred to as SB(R)-9, SB(R)-11, SB(R)-12 and the other two are (S)-enantiomers denoted as SB(S)-10 and SB(S)-11. These newly synthesised FLCs exhibit blue phase-I/II (BPI or BPII), chiral nematic (N*) phases and a metastable smectic (SmX) phase occurring below the SmC* phase. The polarization in the SmC* phase increases with the increase in the voltage due to the unwinding of the helix and gets saturated when the helix is completely unwound at a higher voltage. The polarization appears at N*-SmC* transition point and increases with a decrease in the temperature in the ferroelectric SmC* phase. The results obtained have been described based on the intermolecular interaction as well as a dipolar contribution, and these results may facilitate to understand the structural-property relationship of FLCs. Graphical Abstract

  • Dielectric study of three homologous Schiff base ferroelectric liquid crystals with the variations of temperature and frequency
    N. Vijayshree Patil, B. N. Veerabhadraswamy, Susanta Chakraborty, S. M. Khened, R. D. Mathad, and C. V. Yelamaggad

    World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
    In this investigation, the dielectric behaviors of three ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) belonging to a homologous series have been revealed in the frequency range of 10 Hz–10 MHz. FLCs used in this study are three-ring calamitic LCs, namely ([Formula: see text])-4-(((4-(octan-2-yloxy)phenyl)imino)methyl)phenyl 4-([Formula: see text]-octyloxy)benzoate, ([Formula: see text])-4-(((4-(octan-2-yloxy)phenyl)imino)methyl)phenyl 4-([Formula: see text]-decyloxy)benzoate and ([Formula: see text])-4-(((4-(octan-2-yloxy)phenyl)imino)methyl)phenyl 4-([Formula: see text]-undecyloxy)benzoate. The polarizing optical microscopic and differential scanning calorimetric results confirm that these compounds, synthesized as per the known synthetic steps, show not only a ferroelectrically switchable chiral smectic C (SmC*) phase over a wide thermal range, but also other mesophases such as blue phase-I/II (BP-I/II), chiral nematic (N*) and unknown smectic (SmX) phases. Several essential dielectric parameters of the FLC phase have been measured at different temperatures. The relative permittivity has been measured with the variations of temperature and frequency. Besides, the dielectric loss and tan [Formula: see text] have been measured. Different dielectric relaxations have been calculated and explained at the molecular level. The systematic measurements revealed a strong anomaly, and crossover of relative permittivity values for the FLCs has been determined at selective frequencies between 1 kHz and 20 kHz. Strong dielectric anomaly/fall for the response function infers the involvement of collective response of dipolar assembly confined to ferroelectric Weiss domains.

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly Properties of Metallo-Ionic Phthalocyanines Constituting Regioisomers
    Seegepalli Anandamurthy Inchara, Bhyranalyar Nagarajappa Veerabhadraswamy, Bishwajit Paul, Gurumurthy Hegde, Channabasaveshwar Veerappa Yelamaggad, and Govindaswamy Shanker

    Wiley

  • Tuning of Photonic band gap via combined effect of electric and optical fields in a blue phase liquid crystal composite
    N. Sharadhi, S. Vimala, K. Nurjahan, B. N. Veerabhadraswamy, C. V. Yelamaggad, and Geetha G. Nair

    Informa UK Limited
    ABSTRACT Blue phase liquid crystals are soft 3D photonic crystals in which the liquid crystal molecules self-assemble to form a cubic structure with lattice spacing of a few hundred nanometers resulting in selective reflection of colours in the visible spectrum. The corresponding wavelength or the ‘photonic band gap’ can be tuned using various external stimuli such as thermal, electric, magnetic and optical fields. Here, we report efficient tuning of photonic band gap by utilising the combination of electric and optical fields in a blue phase liquid crystalline system. The studies indicate that the chirality of the medium has a direct bearing on the direction of the wavelength shift and the extent of the photonic band gap tunability. More importantly, the synergistic effect of the two fields helps in reversible tuning of the band gap. Graphical abstract (Colour online)

  • Light-Emitting Chiral Nematic Dimers with Anomalous Odd-Even Effect
    B. N. Veerabhadraswamy, Sachin A. Bhat, Uma S. Hiremath, and Channabasaveshwar V. Yelamaggad

    Wiley
    In this report, based on the results derived from the extensive study into the thermal and photophysical properties, an anomalous mesomorphic behavior of photoluminescent , chiral nematic (N*) liquid crystalline dimers , belonging to two different series has been revealed. They comprise cholesterol and fluorescent three -ring Schiff base or salicylaldimine core interlinked via an w- oxyalkanoyloxy spacer of varying length and parity.   The detailed investigations using complementary techniques not only evidenced the existence of chiral nematic (N*) phase in all the dimers synthesized but also the occurrence of an intriguing odd-even effect; blue phases (BPs) exist in all the dimers comprising even-membered spacer, which surprisingly remains totally absent in their odd- membered counterparts. While the results reported hitherto are exactly opposite to the aforesaid findings, this atypical behavior has been interpreted in terms of the over-all shape of the dimers rendered by the orientation of terminal tails. Photophysical studies carried out clearly revealed the intrinsic light emitting feature of the dimers not only in their dilute solutions but also in their three condensed states viz., solid, liquid crystal (N*) phase and isotropic liquid state. CD spectra of the N* phase recorded as a function of temperature show bisignate CD band characteristically, signifying large chiral correlations in the molecular self-assembly.

  • Enhanced photoluminescence in a chiral nematic liquid crystal through polymer stabilization and an erasable 3-state memory device
    Marlin Baral, S. Krishna Prasad, B.N. Veerabhadraswamy, and C.V. Yelamaggad

    Elsevier BV

  • Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals: Synthesis and Thermal Behavior of Optically Active, Three-Ring Schiff Bases and Salicylaldimines
    Bhyranalyar N. Veerabhadraswamy, Doddamane S. Shankar Rao, and Channabasaveshwar V. Yelamaggad

    Wiley
    The chiral ferroelectric smectic C (SmC*) phase, characterized by a helical superstructure, has been well exploited in developing high-resolution microdisplays that have been effectively employed in the fabrication of a wide varieties of portable devices. Although, an overwhelming number of optically active (chiral) liquid crystals (LCs) exhibiting a SmC* phase have been designed and synthesized, the search for new systems continues so as to realize mesogens capable of meeting technical necessities and specifications for their end-use. In continuation of our research work in this direction, herein we report the design, synthesis, and thermal behavior of twenty new optically active, three-ring calamitic LCs belonging to four series. The first two series comprise five pairs of enantiomeric Schiff bases whereas the other two series are composed of five pairs of enantiomeric salicylaldimines. In each pair of optical isomers, the configuration of a chiral center in one stereoisomer is opposite to that of the analogous center in the other isomer as they are derived from (3 S)-3,7-dimethyloctyloxy and (3 R)-3,7-dimethyloctyloxy tails. To probe the structure-property correlations in each series, the length of the n-alkoxy tail situated at the other end of the mesogens has been varied from n-octyloxy to n-dodecyloxy. The measurement of optical activity of these chiral mesogens was carried out by recording their specific rotations. As expected, enantiomers rotate plane polarized light in the opposite direction but by the same magnitude. The thermal behavior of the compounds was established by using a combination of optical polarizing microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and powder X-ray diffraction. These complementary techniques demonstrate the existence of the expected, thermodynamically stable, chiral smectic C (SmC*) LC phase besides blue phase I/II (BPI or BPII) and chiral nematic (N*) phase. However, as noted in our previous analogous study, the vast majority of the Schiff bases show an additional metastable, unfamiliar smectic (SmX) phase just below the SmC* phase. Notably, the SmC* phase persists over the temperature range ≈80-115 °C. Two mesogens chosen each from Schiff bases and salicylaldimines were investigated for their electrical switching behavior. The study reveals the ferroelectric switching characteristics of the SmC* phase featuring the spontaneous polarization (PS ) in the range 69-96 nC cm-2 . The helical twist sense of the SmC* phase as well as the N* phase formed by a pair of enantiomeric Schiff bases and salicylaldimines has been established with the help of circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic technique. As expected, the SmC* and the N* phase of a pair of enantiomers showed mirror image CD signals. Most importantly, the reversal of helical handedness from left to right and vice versa has been evidenced during the N* to SmC* phase transition, implying that the screw sense of the helical array of the N* phase and the SmC* phase of an enantiomer is opposite.

  • Photoluminescent discotic liquid crystals derived from tris(N-salicylideneaniline) and stilbene conjugates: Structure-property correlations
    Ammathnadu S. Achalkumar, B.N. Veerabhadraswamy, Uma S. Hiremath, Doddamane S. Shankar Rao, Subbarao Krishna Prasad, and Channabasaveshwar V. Yelamaggad

    Elsevier BV

  • s-Triazine-Based Functional Discotic Liquid Crystals: Synthesis, Mesomorphism and Photoluminescence
    B. N. Veerabhadraswamy, Hashambi K. Dambal, D. S. Shankar Rao, and C. V. Yelamaggad

    Wiley
    A new series of C3 -symmetric, π-conjugated molecules was designed, synthesized and characterized. The materials were derived from electron-accepting s-triazine, appended covalently to electron-donating styrylbenzene arms, and were readily prepared in excellent yield with high purity by means of three-fold condensation of triphosphonate with n-alkoxybenzaldehydes under Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction conditions. Examination of the phase transitional properties by several complementary techniques evidenced self-assembly into a hexagonal columnar phase, occurring over wide and reasonable thermal ranges. The photophysical properties were studied both in solution and in the fluid/frozen columnar states by UV/Vis absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The emission spectra obtained as a function of the temperature rule out the breaking-up of larger columns and a non-radiative, thermally activated process. A study carried out on thin films of the glassy columnar state, which accounts for conserved fluorescence, defect-free orientation, and freezing ionic species, with the help of atomic force microscopy (AFM) images, suggested a homogeneous granular morphology comprising fibrillar structures. Dissimilarities in the surface morphology and birefringence of thin films of the solid and frozen columnar states were clearly shown by Raman spectroscopy. An electrochemical investigation revealed a LUMO energy of -4.0 eV. Thus, the discotic motifs presented herein meet certain criteria of organic materials, which are essential for developing electronic devices.

  • Diminished Splay Stiffening in Weak Gels of Calamitic-Bent-Core Nematic Composites
    S. Vimala, Geetha G. Nair, S. Krishna Prasad, B. N. Veerabhadraswamy, and Uma S. Hiremath

    American Chemical Society (ACS)
    Composites of calamitic and bent-core nematic molecules exhibiting a nematic to nematic-gel transformation have been investigated using thermal, electrical, X-ray, and mechanical probes. The studies focusing on the Frank elastic behavior show a surprising result that the thermal behavior of the threshold voltage and the dependent splay elastic constant (K11) are remarkably different in temperature regions identified as weak and strong gels. In the former gel, the parameters exhibit values significantly smaller than the higher-temperature fluid nematic, effectively canceling out the underlying thermal variation due to the order parameter. This is especially attractive from the viewpoint of display devices. The X-ray diffraction data suggest that the fibers have a plastic nature in the weak gel and 3D-crystalline ordering in the strong gel. We argue that the different elastic behavior in the two gel phases is caused by the nature of the fibers; they are stiff in both gels but the interfiber interaction is weaker in the weak gel allowing the splay elastic constant to be lowered. The X-ray and rheological data lend support to the characterization of the fibers.

  • Stable ferroelectric liquid crystals derived from salicylaldimine-core
    Bhyranalyar N. Veerabhadraswamy, D. S. Shankar Rao, and Channabasaveshwar V. Yelamaggad

    American Chemical Society (ACS)
    Five pairs of enantiomers derived from salicylaldimine-core have been prepared by condensing (R)- or (S)-4-(octan-2-yloxy)anilines with 4-formyl-3-hydroxyphenyl 4-(n-alkoxy)benzoates. They have been designed to probe the correlation between molecular structure and mesomorphism, and especially to provide stable mesogens having potential for applications in ferroelectric liquid crystal devices. Thus, they have been substituted with a chiral tail at one end and by n-alkoxy chains of varying length at the other terminal. A detailed study confirms an indistinguishable behavior of all ten mesogens exhibiting an enantiotropic chiral smectic C (SmC*) phase besides blue phase (BP) and chiral nematic (N*) phase. The SmC* phase occurring over a 50-70 °C thermal width shows ferroelectric switching with spontaneous polarization (Ps) value crossing over 100 nC/cm(2). Circular dichroism spectroscopic study of the mesophases confirms the chromophores of the molecules being in the macroscopic chiral (helical) environment.

  • Optically active, three-ring calamitic liquid crystals: The occurrence of frustrated, helical and polar fluid mesophases
    B. N. Veerabhadraswamy, D. S. Shankar Rao, S. Krishna Prasad, and C. V. Yelamaggad

    Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
    Five enantiomeric (R&amp;S) pairs of liquid crystalline Schiff-bases prepared show a ferroelectric SmC* phase, besides N* and BP phases.

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    SA Inchara, BN Veerabhadraswamy, B Paul, G Hegde, CV Yelamaggad, ...
    ChemistrySelect 5 (32), 10106-10113 2020

  • Tuning of Photonic band gap via combined effect of electric and optical fields in a blue phase liquid crystal composite
    N Sharadhi, S Vimala, K Nurjahan, BN Veerabhadraswamy, ...
    Liquid Crystals 47 (2), 211-218 2020

  • Light‐Emitting Chiral Nematic Dimers with Anomalous Odd‐Even Effect
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, SA Bhat, US Hiremath, CV Yelamaggad
    ChemPhysChem 20 (21), 2836-2851 2019

  • Enhanced photoluminescence in a chiral nematic liquid crystal through polymer stabilization and an erasable 3-state memory device
    M Baral, SK Prasad, BN Veerabhadraswamy, CV Yelamaggad
    Journal of Molecular Liquids 292, 111338 2019

  • Ferroelectric liquid crystals: synthesis and thermal behavior of optically active, three‐ring schiff bases and salicylaldimines
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, DSS Rao, CV Yelamaggad
    Chemistry–An Asian Journal 13 (8), 1012-1023 2018

  • Synthesis and characterization of Liquid Crystalline Compounds
    BN Veerabhadraswamy
    Mangalore University 2018

  • Photoluminescent discotic liquid crystals derived from tris (N-salicylideneaniline) and stilbene conjugates: structure–property correlations
    AS Achalkumar, BN Veerabhadraswamy, US Hiremath, DSS Rao, ...
    Dyes and Pigments 132, 291-305 2016

  • s‐Triazine‐Based Functional Discotic Liquid Crystals: Synthesis, Mesomorphism and Photoluminescence
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, HK Dambal, DSS Rao, CV Yelamaggad
    ChemPhysChem 17 (14), 2225-2237 2016

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Photoluminescent discotic liquid crystals derived from tris (N-salicylideneaniline) and stilbene conjugates: structure–property correlations
    AS Achalkumar, BN Veerabhadraswamy, US Hiremath, DSS Rao, ...
    Dyes and Pigments 132, 291-305 2016
    Citations: 29

  • Ferroelectric liquid crystals: synthesis and thermal behavior of optically active, three‐ring schiff bases and salicylaldimines
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, DSS Rao, CV Yelamaggad
    Chemistry–An Asian Journal 13 (8), 1012-1023 2018
    Citations: 26

  • A highly selective electron affinity facilitated H 2 S sensor: the marriage of tris (keto-hydrazone) and an organic field-effect transistor
    S Yuvaraja, VN Bhyranalyar, SA Bhat, SG Surya, CV Yelamaggad, ...
    Materials Horizons 8 (2), 525-537 2021
    Citations: 25

  • Optically active, three-ring calamitic liquid crystals: the occurrence of frustrated, helical and polar fluid mesophases
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, DSS Rao, SK Prasad, CV Yelamaggad
    New Journal of Chemistry 39 (3), 2011-2027 2015
    Citations: 25

  • Stable ferroelectric liquid crystals derived from salicylaldimine-core
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, DSS Rao, CV Yelamaggad
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 119 (12), 4539-4551 2015
    Citations: 15

  • s‐Triazine‐Based Functional Discotic Liquid Crystals: Synthesis, Mesomorphism and Photoluminescence
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, HK Dambal, DSS Rao, CV Yelamaggad
    ChemPhysChem 17 (14), 2225-2237 2016
    Citations: 14

  • Room-Temperature, Deep-Red/NIR-Emissive, C3-Symmetric (n,π-conjugated) Columnar Liquid Crystals: C3h-Tris(keto-hydrazone)s
    RA Nayak, BN Veerabhadraswamy, DS Shankar Rao, AA Sudhakar, ...
    ACS omega 6 (4), 3291-3306 2021
    Citations: 6

  • Tris(Keto‐Hydrazone): A Fully Integrated Highly Stable and Exceptionally Sensitive H2S Capacitive Sensor
    S Yuvaraja, VN Bhyranalyar, SA Bhat, MT Vijjapu, SG Surya, ...
    Advanced electronic materials 7 (8), 2000853 2021
    Citations: 5

  • Polarization of three-ring Schiff base ferroelectric liquid crystals
    V Patil N, R Sahoo, BN Veerabhadraswamy, S Chakraborty, R Dhar, ...
    Liquid Crystals 48 (8), 1194-1205 2021
    Citations: 5

  • Dielectric study of three homologous Schiff base ferroelectric liquid crystals with the variations of temperature and frequency
    N Vijayshree Patil, BN Veerabhadraswamy, S Chakraborty, SM Khened, ...
    Journal of Advanced Dielectrics 10 (05), 2050019 2020
    Citations: 5

  • Tuning of Photonic band gap via combined effect of electric and optical fields in a blue phase liquid crystal composite
    N Sharadhi, S Vimala, K Nurjahan, BN Veerabhadraswamy, ...
    Liquid Crystals 47 (2), 211-218 2020
    Citations: 5

  • Light‐Emitting Chiral Nematic Dimers with Anomalous Odd‐Even Effect
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, SA Bhat, US Hiremath, CV Yelamaggad
    ChemPhysChem 20 (21), 2836-2851 2019
    Citations: 5

  • Investigation of dielectric behavior of two different Schiff base ferroelectric liquid crystals
    V Patil Navalkal, BN Veerabhadraswamy, S Chakraborty, SM Khened, ...
    Ferroelectrics 571 (1), 85-95 2021
    Citations: 4

  • Supramolecular Self‐Assembly Properties of Metallo‐Ionic Phthalocyanines Constituting Regioisomers
    SA Inchara, BN Veerabhadraswamy, B Paul, G Hegde, CV Yelamaggad, ...
    ChemistrySelect 5 (32), 10106-10113 2020
    Citations: 3

  • Enhanced photoluminescence in a chiral nematic liquid crystal through polymer stabilization and an erasable 3-state memory device
    M Baral, SK Prasad, BN Veerabhadraswamy, CV Yelamaggad
    Journal of Molecular Liquids 292, 111338 2019
    Citations: 3

  • Antiproliferative, apoptosis-inducing activity and molecular docking studies of sydnones compounds
    SL Hossain, M Mathews, VSB Nagarajappa, BK Kumar, ...
    Journal of cancer research and therapeutics 18 (3), 681-690 2022
    Citations: 2

  • Tris(boranil) Columnar Liquid Crystalline Fluorophores: pseudo‐Triphenylene Boron(III) Complexes with Peripheral N−B−O Linkages
    BN Veerabhadraswamy, SY Khatavi, AS Rathod, MB Kanakala, DSS Rao, ...
    Chemistry–A European Journal 29 (22), e202202987 2023
    Citations: 1

  • Diminished Splay Stiffening in Weak Gels of Calamitic–Bent-Core Nematic Composites
    S Vimala, GG Nair, SK Prasad, BN Veerabhadraswamy, US Hiremath
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 120 (9), 2596-2603 2016
    Citations: 1

Publications

New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 2011-2027.
J. Phy. Chem. B, 2015, 4539–45.
J. Phy. Chem. B, 2016, 120, 2596–2603.
Dyes and Pigments, 2016, 132, 291 -305.
ChemPhysChem, 2016, 17, 2225-2237.
Chem. Asian J, 2018, 13, 1012 – 1023.
J. Mol. Liq., 2019, 292, 111338.
Liq. Cryst., 2019, 47, 211-218.
ChemPhysChem, 2019, 20, 2836-2851.
ChemistrySelect, 2020, 05, 10106–10113.
Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2020, 10, 2050019.
Liq. Cryst., 2021, 48, 1194-1205.
Ferroelectrics, 2021, 571, 85-95.
Materials Horizons, 2021, 8, 525-537.
ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 3291-3306.
Adv. Electron. Mater. 2021, 7, 2000853.
Asian J. Chem. 2021, 33, 2082-2092.
J Can Res Ther., 2021, 18(3), 681-690.
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2023, Accepted.