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Gleeson, Helen F, Cooper, Emily J, Berrow, Stuart R, Margaryan, Karine, Gevorgyan, Gevorg, Hakobyan, Mariam, Raistrick, Thomas, Jull, Ethan I.L., Mistry, Devesh, Hine, Peter, Street, Aidan and Hakobyan, Rafik (2026) Dataset associated with 'Insight Into the Compositional-Dependent Transition from Auxetic Nematic to Frustrated Smectic in Liquid Crystal Elastomers'. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1822

Dataset description

This dataset contains the density, X-ray scattering, and mechanical measurements of a series of acrylate Liquid Crystal Elastomers. The mechanical measurements include the Young's moduli, Poisson's Ratio, and the auxetic threshold.

Keywords:	liquid crystal elastomer, nematic, frustrated smectic, isotropic, auxetic, metamaterial, X-ray Scattering, correlation length, density, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio.
Subjects:	F000 - Physical sciences > F300 - Physics
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > School of Physics and Astronomy
Related resources:	Location Type https://doi.org/10.1103/qj53-98hq Publication
License:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Date deposited:	27 Jul 2026 09:35
URI:	https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/1575
Additional details Additional details Creators or authors: Creators ORCID Other ID Email Primary affiliation Primary affiliation ID Primary affiliation ID type Secondary affiliation Secondary affiliation ID Secondary affiliation ID type Gleeson, Helen F https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7494-2100 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Cooper, Emily J https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2440-2492 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Berrow, Stuart R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3764-1613 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Margaryan, Karine https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0513-986X Yerevan State University https://ror.org/00s8vne50 ror Gevorgyan, Gevorg https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4500-1141 Yerevan State University https://ror.org/00s8vne50 ror Hakobyan, Mariam https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8870-3533 Yerevan State University https://ror.org/00s8vne50 ror Raistrick, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-6550 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Jull, Ethan I.L. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3228-1348 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Mistry, Devesh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0012-6781 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Hine, Peter University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Street, Aidan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-7644 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Hakobyan, Rafik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1081-4740 Yerevan State University https://ror.org/00s8vne50 ror Type of data: Dataset Research funders: EPSRC, Higher Education and Science Committee of the RA, Leverhulme Trust, Northern Triangle Initiative Grant numbers: EP/V054724/1, EP/T517860/1, EP/X0348011, 21AG-1C088 Publication date: 2026 Resource language: English Research project title: Stretching the boundaries; new soft matter systems., DTP 2020-2021 University of Leeds, Liquid crystalline waveplates for optomechanical and optoelectronic industry Publisher: University of Leeds Contact email: H.F.Gleeson@leeds.ac.uk Last Modified: 27 Jul 2026 10:26

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Figure_1 [8kB] Figure_1 [8kB] Figure_1 [8kB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_1.zip Content type: Data Description: Contains a single spreadsheet file, which includes the density of LCEs data plotted in Figure 1. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 8kB

Figure_2 [20MB] Figure_2 [20MB] Figure_2 [20MB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_2.zip Content type: Data Description: Zip folder containing the X-ray scattering data files (.h5z format) for the three LCEs used in Figure 2 (sLCE-75, iLCE-67, nLCE-66). Each material has its own folder containing SAXS and WAXS files of the material and the calibration. A summary spreadsheet Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 20MB

Figure_3 [9kB] Figure_3 [9kB] Figure_3 [9kB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_3.zip Content type: Data Description: Contains a single spreadsheet file, which includes the X-ray and correlation length data for LCEs plotted in Figure 3. The complete X-ray data is provided seperately in 'X-ray Scattering files.zip'. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 9kB

Figure_4 [8kB] Figure_4 [8kB] Figure_4 [8kB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_4.zip Content type: Data Description: Contains a single spreadsheet file of the Young's Moduli and Poisson's Ratio values for LCEs at 21 degrees Celcius, which are plotted in Figure 4. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 8kB

X-ray Scattering files [61MB] X-ray Scattering files [61MB] X-ray Scattering files [61MB] Security: Anyone File name: X-ray_Scattering_files.zip Content type: Data Description: Contains all the X-ray Scattering data (.h5z format) for LCEs between 56 mol% and 75 mol% mesogenic content used in this work. For each material a calibration is provided. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 61MB

Figure_S1 [11kB] Figure_S1 [11kB] Figure_S1 [11kB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_S1.zip Content type: Data Description: The strain data used for nLCE-62, nLCE-64, and nLCE-66 used in Figure S1, demonstrating the auxetic threshold. Figure S1 is in the Supplemental Material. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 11kB

Figure_S2 [5MB] Figure_S2 [5MB] Figure_S2 [5MB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_S2.zip Content type: Data Description: Contains the X-ray Scattering data files used for Figure S2A-D. All files are of the material nLCE-62 for two different orientations. Figure S2 is in the Supplemental Material. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 5MB

Figure_S3 [7MB] Figure_S3 [7MB] Figure_S3 [7MB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_S3.zip Content type: Data Description: Contains the X-ray Scattering data files used in Figure 3A-D. Figure S3 is in the Supplemental Material. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 7MB

Figure_S4 [231kB] Figure_S4 [231kB] Figure_S4 [231kB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_S4.zip Content type: Data Description: Contains a single spreadsheet of the radial 2D X-ray Scattering data plotted in Figure S4, for both WAXS (Sheet 1) and SAXS (Sheet 2). The X-ray scattering files can be accessed in 'X-ray Scattering files.zip'. Figure S4 is in the Supplemental Material. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 231kB

Figure_S5 [8kB] Figure_S5 [8kB] Figure_S5 [8kB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_S5.zip Content type: Data Description: Contains the glass transition temperature data plotted in Figure S5, and all the data is taken from previous literature for LCEs, LCNs, and polyEHA [11,25,37]. Figure S5 is in the Supplemental Material. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 8kB

Figure_S8 [8kB] Figure_S8 [8kB] Figure_S8 [8kB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_S8.zip Content type: Data Description: The Young's Moduli of the LCEs plotted in Figure S8, measured at temperatures of 18 and 21 degrees Celcius. Figure S8 is in the Supplemental Material. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 8kB

Figure_S9 [7kB] Figure_S9 [7kB] Figure_S9 [7kB] Security: Anyone File name: Figure_S9.zip Content type: Data Description: The Poisson's Ratio of the LCEs plotted in Figure S9, measured at temperatures of 18 and 21 degrees Celcius. Figure S9 is in the Supplemental Material. Mime-Type: application/zip License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 7kB