Mesomorphic and dielectric properties of strategically designed chiral bent-core liquid crystals displaying wide temperature range dark conglomerate phase-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Mesomorphic and dielectric properties of strategically designed chiral bent-core liquid crystals displaying wide temperature range dark conglomerate phase

Published:2024 Issue:11 Volume:12 Page:3915-3923
ISSN:2050-7526
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry C
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. C

Author:

Baghla Anshika¹^ORCID,Punjani Vidhika¹^ORCID,Rao D.S. Shankar²,Prasad S. Krishna²,Pal Santanu Kumar¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Department of Chemical Sciences, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Manauli-140306, India

2. Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Arkavathi, Survey No. 7, Shivanapura, Dasanapura Hobli, Bengaluru-562162, India

Abstract

Chiral bent-core molecules exhibit spontaneous symmetry breaking, forming opposing chirality domains. Molecular chirality influences supramolecular domain preferences, offering potential for chiral templating applications.

Funder

Science and Engineering Research Board

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/TC/D3TC04106A

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