Jan Thoen

KU Leuven — Belgium

Materials Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Liquid Crystal Research Advancements(91), Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques(61), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation(53), Material Dynamics and Properties(52), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems(39)

Publications339 total

High-resolution and high-accuracy calorimetry of order-disorder and melting transitions in the n-alkanes n-heneicosane, n-docosane, n-tricosane, n-tetracosane, n-pentacosane, n-hexacosane, n-heptacosane, n-octacosane, n-nonacosane and n-triacotane.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
High-resolution and high-accuracy calorimetry of order-disorder and melting transitions in the n-alkanes n-heneicosane, n-docosane, n-tricosane, n-tetracosane, n-pentacosane, n-hexacosane, n-heptacosane, n-octacosane, n-nonacosane and n-triacotane.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
The Halperin-Lubensky-Ma argument on the nature of the liquid-crystalline nematic-to-smectic A phase transition: what we have learnt from experiments over the past 50 years
Liquid Crystals Reviews·2026Open Access
History and activities of KU Leuven Laboratory of Acoustics
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)·2025
High-Accuracy and High-Resolution Calorimetry Revealing New Correlations of Phase Change Enthalpy, Entropy, and Number of Carbon Atoms n in n-Alkanes
Molecules·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
History and activities of KU Leuven Laboratory of Acoustics
Acta Acustica·2025Open Access
Calorimetric evidence for the existence of an intermediate phase between the ferroelectric nematic phase and the nematic phase in the liquid crystal RM734
Physical review. E·2024· 14 citedOpen Access
High-resolution and high-accuracy calorimetry of order–disorder and melting transitions in the n-alkanes n-pentadecane, n-hexadecane, n-heptadecane, n-octadecane, n-nonadecane and n-eicosane
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics·2024· 5 cited
Calorimetric evidence for the existence of an intermediate phase between the ferroelectric nematic phase and the nematic phase in the liquid crystal RM734
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
ACOUSTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A NATURE PROTECTION AREA AND IT'S SURROUNDINGS
2024Open Access
Review of high-resolution calorimetric studies of cyanoalkylbiphenyl and cyanoalkoxybiphenyl liquid crystals and related compounds
Liquid Crystals·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Phase behavior of medium-length hydrophobically associating PEO-PPO multiblock copolymers in aqueous media
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
Phase transitions study of the liquid crystal DIO with a ferroelectric nematic, a nematic, and an intermediate phase and of mixtures with the ferroelectric nematic compound RM734 by adiabatic scanning calorimetry
Physical review. E·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
High-Resolution Calorimetry of Order-Disorder and Melting Transitions in the N-Alkanes N-Pentadecane, N-Hexadecane, N-Heptadecane, N-Octadecane, N-Nonadecane and N-Eicosane
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
Phase transitions study of the liquid crystal DIO with a ferroelectric nematic, a nematic and an intermediate phase and of mixtures with the ferroelectric nematic compound RM734 by adiabatic scanning calorimetry
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022Open Access
History and activities of KU Leuven Laboratory of Acoustics
2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Precision adiabatic scanning calorimetry of a nematic – ferroelectric nematic phase transition
Liquid Crystals·2021· 12 cited
Experimental Advances in Nanoparticle-Driven Stabilization of Liquid-Crystalline Blue Phases and Twist-Grain Boundary Phases
Nanomaterials·2021· 18 citedOpen Access
High resolution study of the n = 7–9 p,p’-n-alkylazobenzenes phase transitions by photopyroelectric and adiabatic scanning calorimetries
Thermochimica Acta·2021· 3 citedOpen Access
High-resolution investigation by Peltier-element-based adiabatic scanning calorimetry of binary liquid crystal mixtures with enhanced nematic ranges
Journal of Molecular Liquids·2021· 10 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Christ Glorieux(25), W. Van Dael(9), George Cordoyiannis(7), Jan Leys(6), Walter Lauriks(6), Heleen Marynissen(4), Jan D’hooge(4), Bart Bijnens(4), Frans Van de Werf(4), Paul Suetens(4), Patricia Losada‐Pérez(4), Peter Nockemann(3), B. Thijs(3), Koen Binnemans(3), Zdravko Kutnjak(3), Vasileios Tzitzios(3), George Nounesis(3), Samo Kralj(3), Weimin Gao(3), G. Pitsi(3)