The Dependency of Nematic and Twist-bend Mesophase Formation on Bend Angle

被引：76

作者：

Mandle, Richard J. ^{[1
]}

Archbold, Craig T. ^{[1
]}

Sarju, Julia P. ^{[1
]}

Andrews, Jessica L. ^{[1
]}

Goodby, John W. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ York, Dept Chem, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England

来源：

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2016年 / 6卷

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

LIQUID-CRYSTAL DIMER; N-TB PHASE; X PHASE; TRANSITION; BIMESOGENS;

D O I：

10.1038/srep36682

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

We have prepared and studied a family of cyanobiphenyl dimers with varying linking groups with a view to exploring how molecular structure dictates the stability of the nematic and twist-bend nematic mesophases. Using molecular modelling and 1D H-1 NOESY NMR spectroscopy, we determine the angle between the two aromatic core units for each dimer and find a strong dependency of the stability of both the nematic and twist-bend mesophases upon this angle, thereby satisfying earlier theoretical models.

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