From molecular biaxiality of real board-shaped mesogens to phase biaxiality? On the hunt for the holy grail of liquid crystal science-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

From molecular biaxiality of real board-shaped mesogens to phase biaxiality? On the hunt for the holy grail of liquid crystal science

Published:2019 Issue:42 Volume:15 Page:8496-8511
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Lehmann Matthias¹²³^ORCID,Maisch Stefan¹²³,Scheuring Nikolai¹²³,Carvalho José⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸,Cruz Carlos⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸^ORCID,Sebastião Pedro J.⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸^ORCID,Dong Ronald Y.⁹¹⁰¹¹¹²

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Organic Chemistry

2. University of Würzburg

3. Germany

4. Centro de Física e Engenharia de Materiais Avançados

5. 1049-001 Lisbon

6. Portugal

7. Department of Physics

8. Instituto Superior Técnico

9. Department of Physics and Astronomy

10. University of British Columbia

11. Vancouver

12. Canada

Abstract

In the search of the predicted biaxial nematic phase, a series of shape-persistent board-shaped mesogens with maximum molecular biaxiality and a dipole along the minor molecular axis were designed to form nematic (N) mesophases.

Funder

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Seventh Framework Programme

European Commission

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2019/SM/C9SM01007F

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