Methylene- and thioether-linked cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers CB<i>n</i>SCB exhibiting room temperature twist-bend nematic phases and glasses
Yuki Arakawa, Kenta Komatsu, Takuma Shiba, Hideto Tsuji
Abstract
A homologous series of methylene- and thioether-linked cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers, CB<italic>n</italic>SCB, was developed and found to exhibit stable twist-bend nematic (N<sub>TB</sub>) phases, which undergo vitrification to give N<sub>TB</sub>glass phases.
Topics & Concepts
Liquid crystalThioetherHomologous seriesMethyleneTwistMaterials scienceCrystallographyVitrificationPhase (matter)ChemistryOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryPhysicsGeometryMathematicsNuclear physicsOptoelectronicsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsMolecular spectroscopy and chirality