Zhong, Tingjun, Mandle, Richard orcid.org/0000-0001-9816-9661, Saez, Isabel orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-6228 et al. (2 more authors) (2018) Rods to discs in the study of mesomorphism in discotic liquid crystals. LIQUID CRYSTALS. pp. 2274-2293. ISSN 1366-5855
Abstract
The rational design of calamitic liquid crystals is an area of research that has been intensively explored due to their extensive applications in various devices. The successful methods for design have been, to some extent, mapped on discotic systems such that certain features of the structures of calamitic phases have been superimposed upon those of nematic discotic and columnar phases. In this article, we explore the correlation between nematogenic behaviour of hard rod-like particles and that of hard disc-like systems. We show that for calamitics, nematic behaviour is observed, whereas for discotics this is not the case. Furthermore, we show that nematic discotic materials are miscible, whereas unlike smectics, columnar phases are less likely to be miscible. Indeed, it appears that columnar discotic phases are greater similarities with soft-solids than true liquid crystals.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
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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: | 29 Oct 2018 15:50 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 15:14 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2018.1515371 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02678292.2018.1515371 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:137931 |
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