Mirror symmetry breaking in liquids and liquid crystals
C Tschierske - Liquid Crystals, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In the recent two decades liquid crystal science has contributed significantly to the
understanding of mirror symmetry breaking and spontaneous emergence of chirality in …
understanding of mirror symmetry breaking and spontaneous emergence of chirality in …
Chemical and physical aspects of recent bent-shaped liquid crystals exhibiting chiral and achiral mesophases
Bent-core liquid crystals (BLCs) are a class of thermotropic LCs that exhibit chiral and polar
superstructures in achiral molecules. Progress in design and synthesis of novel bent-core …
superstructures in achiral molecules. Progress in design and synthesis of novel bent-core …
Cybotactic nematic liquid crystal–an overview
The recent identification of ferroelectricity within the nematic phase of liquid crystals has
triggered significant interest. However, prior to this discovery; the potential existence of …
triggered significant interest. However, prior to this discovery; the potential existence of …
On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR
A Hoffmann, AG Vanakaras, A Kohlmeier, GH Mehl… - Soft Matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
NMR measurements on a selectively deuterated liquid crystal dimer CB-C9-CB, exhibiting
two nematic phases, show that the molecules in the lower temperature nematic phase, NX …
two nematic phases, show that the molecules in the lower temperature nematic phase, NX …
A comparison of the conformational distributions of the achiral symmetric liquid crystal dimer CB7CB in the achiral nematic and chiral twist-bend nematic phases
The sets of residual dipolar couplings between carbon and hydrogen nuclei obtained from
the proton-encoded 13C 2D NMR experiment are used to investigate the conformational …
the proton-encoded 13C 2D NMR experiment are used to investigate the conformational …
Entropy stabilized form chirality in curved rod nematics: structure and symmetries.
Monte Carlo molecular simulations of curve-shaped rods show the propensity of such
shapes to polymorphism revealing both smectic and polar nematic phases. The nematic …
shapes to polymorphism revealing both smectic and polar nematic phases. The nematic …
Towards understanding the N TB phase: a combined experimental, computational and spectroscopic study
T Ivšić, M Vinković, U Baumeister, A Mikleušević… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Today liquid-crystalline materials are most widely exploited for flat-panel displays, and yet
their ability to self-organize into periodically ordered nanostructures gives rise to a broad …
their ability to self-organize into periodically ordered nanostructures gives rise to a broad …
[HTML][HTML] In silico study of liquid crystalline phases formed by bent-shaped molecules with excluded volume type interactions
What impact does the mesogens' shape have on the formation of the liquid crystalline
phase? Using Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations we numerically studied a …
phase? Using Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations we numerically studied a …
Evidence of biaxial order in the cybotactic nematic phase of bent-core mesogens
F Vita, T Tauscher, F Speetjens, ET Samulski… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Thermotropic biaxial nematics melts exhibiting three distinct directions of molecular
orientational order 1 have attracted considerable interest as promising candidates for a …
orientational order 1 have attracted considerable interest as promising candidates for a …
Stereochemical Rules Govern the Soft Self‐Assembly of Achiral Compounds: Understanding the Heliconical Liquid‐Crystalline Phases of Bent‐Core Mesogens
A Lehmann, M Alaasar, M Poppe… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A series of bent‐shaped 4‐cyanoresorcinol bisterephthalates is reported. Some of these
achiral compounds spontaneously form a short‐pitch heliconical lamellar liquid‐crystalline …
achiral compounds spontaneously form a short‐pitch heliconical lamellar liquid‐crystalline …