Phase behaviors of classic liquid crystal dimers and trimers: Alternate induction of smectic and twist-bend nematic phases depending on spacer parity for liquid crystal trimers
Yuki Arakawa, Kenta Komatsu, Takuma Shiba, Hideto Tsuji
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MesophaseLiquid crystalHomologous seriesMesogenCrystallographyTrimerPhase (matter)Polarized light microscopyTwistAlkoxy groupMaterials scienceColumnar phaseChemistryDimerLiquid crystallineOrganic chemistryOpticsAlkylGeometryPhysicsMathematicsOptoelectronicsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMolecular spectroscopy and chiralitySynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds