Mandle, Richard orcid.org/0000-0001-9816-9661, Cowling, Stephen James orcid.org/0000-0002-4771-9886 and Goodby, John William (2017) Combined Microscopy, Calorimetry and X-ray Scattering Study of Fluorinated Dimesogens. Scientific Reports. 13323. ISSN 2045-2322
Abstract
The material FDO11DFCB3 (compound 2 in this work) remains the only example of a liquid-crystalline material to exhibit a phase transition from the heliconical twist-bend phase into a lamellar smectic A mesophase, additionally this material exhibits a previously unidentified mesophase. We have prepared and characterised several homologues of this compound, with each material subjected to an in-depth analysis by optical microscopy, calorimetry and small angle X-ray scattering studies. Despite FDO11DFCB3 being similar in chemical structure to the novel materials presented herein its liquid-crystalline behaviour is rather different, indicating an unexpected sensitivity of the twist-bend phase to molecular structure.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2017 |
Dates: |
|
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: | 18 Oct 2017 09:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 14:02 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12799-1 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41598-017-12799-1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:122657 |
Download
Filename: 34_Sci_Rep_fluorodimers3_2017_print_.pdf
Description: 34 - Sci Rep, fluorodimers3, 2017 (print)
Licence: CC-BY 2.5