Mandle, Richard orcid.org/0000-0001-9816-9661 and Goodby, John William (2016) Progression from nano to macro science in soft matter systems::dimers to trimers and oligomers in twist-bend liquid crystals. RSC Advances. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2046-2069
Abstract
In this article we report on the characterization and properties of several unsymmetrical phenyl-benzoate bimesogens that exhibit the soft-matter, twist-bend nematic (NTB) phase. We use this study as a basis to examine the phase behaviour of associated novel trimeric and tetrameric materials, in order to investigate the potential for oligomeric materials to form the NTB phase. Based on our results we hypothesise that higher oligomers and even polymers are highly likely to exhibit the NTB phase, provided they retain a gross bent structure between consecutive mesogenic units. Thus we show at the level of nanoscale organization, dimers can template with respect to one another to form mesophases that are also found in macromolecular systems.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2016 14:10 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2025 00:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra03594a |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/c6ra03594a |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:102010 |