Issue 38, 2016

The dependency of twist-bend nematic liquid crystals on molecular structure: a progression from dimers to trimers, oligomers and polymers

Abstract

This article gives an overview on recent developments concerning the twist-bend nematic phase. The twist-bend nematic phase has been discussed as the missing link between the uniaxial nematic mesophase (N) and the helical chiral nematic phase (N*). After an introduction discussing the key physical properties of the NTB phase and the methods used to identify the twist-bend nematic mesophase this review focuses on structure property relationships and molecular features that govern the incidence of this phase.

Graphical abstract: The dependency of twist-bend nematic liquid crystals on molecular structure: a progression from dimers to trimers, oligomers and polymers

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
02 Aug 2016
Accepted
24 Aug 2016
First published
25 Aug 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Soft Matter, 2016,12, 7883-7901

The dependency of twist-bend nematic liquid crystals on molecular structure: a progression from dimers to trimers, oligomers and polymers

R. J. Mandle, Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 7883 DOI: 10.1039/C6SM01772J

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