Self-assembly of bent-core liquid crystals: formation of a modulated smectic phase with p2gg lattice to escape anticlinic tilt.
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A new silyl terminated bent-core mesogen was synthesized which shows a randomly tilted SmCR phase and a columnar phase with p2gg lattice as new modes of self-assembly in this class of compounds.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 28 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009