Bi-continuous orthorhombic soft matter phase made of polycatenar molecules
Joanna Matraszek, Damian Pociecha, Nataša Vaupotič, Mirosław Salamończyk, Martin Vogrin, Ewa Górecka
Abstract
We report an observation of a new type of a continuous soft matter phase with an orthorhombic symmetry made of polycatenar molecules. The bi-continuous orthorhombic structure with the Pcab symmetry appears by deformation of a double gyroid cubic structure with the Ia3[combining macron]d symmetry.
Topics & Concepts
Orthorhombic crystal systemGyroidPhase (matter)CrystallographyMaterials scienceChemistryCrystal structureOrganic chemistryComposite materialCopolymerPolymerBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblySurfactants and Colloidal SystemsMaterial Dynamics and Properties