Issue 12, 2011

Wide thermal range frustrated liquid crystal phase in chiral dimers

Abstract

The existence of a complex and highly frustrated mesophase, namely the twist grain boundary (TGB) phase possessing chiral smectic C (SmC*) blocks, denoted as the TGBC* phase, over an exceptionally wide (105–150 °C) thermal range in chiral dimers has been evidenced by optical, calorimetric, spectroscopic, X-ray and He–Ne laser diffraction studies.

Graphical abstract: Wide thermal range frustrated liquid crystal phase in chiral dimers

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Dec 2010
Accepted
02 Feb 2011
First published
15 Feb 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 4064-4067

Wide thermal range frustrated liquid crystal phase in chiral dimers

U. S. Hiremath, G. M. Sonar, D. S. S. Rao and C. V. Yelamaggad, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 4064 DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04547K

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