Innovative molecular design of bridged biphenyls for calamitic nematic liquid crystals with extensive π-conjugated mesogens
Yoshimichi Shimomura, Yuuto Iida, Eiji Tsurumaki, Gen‐ichi Konishi
Abstract
Bridged biphenyl skeleton, which has alkylene seven-membered structure, is a novel molecular design for calamitic low-temperature nematic liquid crystals with large π-conjugated mesogens.
Topics & Concepts
Liquid crystalConjugated systemMaterials scienceLiquid crystallineCrystallographyOrganic chemistryChemistryPolymerOptoelectronicsComposite materialLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsMolecular spectroscopy and chirality