Simpson, Frank P., Mandle, Richard orcid.org/0000-0001-9816-9661, Goodby, John William et al. (1 more author) (2017) Investigating the Cusp between the Nano- and Macro-sciences in Supermolecular Liquid-Crystalline Twist-Bend Nematogens. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. pp. 5102-5110. ISSN 2050-7534
Abstract
In this article we report the first known linear liquid-crystalline hexamer and in doing so demonstrate that higher oligomers and main chain polymers, with chemical structures based upon dimers and bimesogens, can exhibit the topical twist-bend ‘nematic’ mesophase. In doing so we find that there is continuation of properties and structures across the spectrum from dimer to polymer and possibly to macroscale objects such as helical flagella. This finding highlights the cross over from nanoscience based mainly on electrostatics and other non-covalent interactions to macroscience based mainly on molecular topology, density of packing, and minimisation of the free energy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/M020584/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 May 2017 15:00 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 17:26 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC00516D |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/C7TC00516D |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116564 |