Structure properties relationships of dendritic and multipodal liquid crystal materials based on carbosilazane cores

R Elsasser, D R Martin, R M Richardson, D J Photinos, J W Goodby, M Veith, G H Mehl

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Abstract

The synthesis of the first inorganic-organic hybrid liquid crystal dendrimers based on carbosilazane cores, which exhibit enantiotropic nematic and smectic C and columnar phase behaviour is presented and the liquid-crystalline phase properties and the phase structures are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Liquid Crystalline Materials and Technologies
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages235-240
Number of pages6
Volume709
ISBN (Print)978-1558996458
Publication statusPublished - 2002

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
PublisherMaterials Research Society
Volume709
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Keywords

  • STARBURST STRUCTURES
  • DENDRIMERS
  • SILSESQUIOXANES
  • DENDROMESOGENS
  • ORGANIZATIONS
  • GENERATION

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