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Abstract
The twist-bend nematic phase (NTB) has been described as the
structural link between the untilted uniaxial nematic phase (N)
and the helical chiral nematic phase (N*). The NTB phase exhibits
phenomena of fundamental importance to science, that is,
1) the spontaneous formation of a helical pitch on the nanometer
scale in a fluid and 2) the spontaneous breaking of
mirror symmetry, leading to the emergence of chiral domains
in an achiral system. In this Communication, we present
a study on T49 [bis(4-(9-(4-((4-cyanobenzoyl)oxy)phenyl)nonyl)-
phenyl) 4,4’-(nonane-1,9-diyl)dibenzoate], a liquid-crystalline
oligomer exhibiting the twist-bend nematic phase, which has
a molecular length that is of comparable dimensions to the
sub-10 nm pitch determined for CB9CB, and provide new insights
into the differentiation between the nano- and macroscience
for self-assembling supermolecular systems.
structural link between the untilted uniaxial nematic phase (N)
and the helical chiral nematic phase (N*). The NTB phase exhibits
phenomena of fundamental importance to science, that is,
1) the spontaneous formation of a helical pitch on the nanometer
scale in a fluid and 2) the spontaneous breaking of
mirror symmetry, leading to the emergence of chiral domains
in an achiral system. In this Communication, we present
a study on T49 [bis(4-(9-(4-((4-cyanobenzoyl)oxy)phenyl)nonyl)-
phenyl) 4,4’-(nonane-1,9-diyl)dibenzoate], a liquid-crystalline
oligomer exhibiting the twist-bend nematic phase, which has
a molecular length that is of comparable dimensions to the
sub-10 nm pitch determined for CB9CB, and provide new insights
into the differentiation between the nano- and macroscience
for self-assembling supermolecular systems.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | ChemPhysChem |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 25 Jan 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Apr 2016 |
Projects
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Nanoscale Engineering of Dyes for Liquid Crystal Dyes in Device Applications
Saez, I. M., Cowling, S. J., Goodby, J. W. & Moore, J. N.
1/06/15 → 30/11/18
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Datasets
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A Liquid Crystalline Oligomer Exhibiting Nematic and Twist-Bend Nematic Mesophases.
Mandle, R. (Creator) & Goodby, J. W. (Creator), University of York, 2017
DOI: 10.15124/95fe6f68-ee4c-4c42-b2da-58e77f7c1dce
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