Supramolecular liquid crystals exhibiting a chiral twist-bend nematic phase
Rebecca Walker, Damian Pociecha, Mirosław Salamończyk, John M. D. Storey, Ewa Górecka, Corrie T. Imrie
Abstract
The characterisation of a selection of novel, chiral supramolecular liquid crystals formed by hydrogen-bonding is reported; these are the first examples of the chiral twist-bend nematic phase (N*TB) induced by H-bonding through molecular recognition.
Topics & Concepts
Liquid crystalSupramolecular chemistryTwistHydrogen bondMaterials sciencePhase (matter)CrystallographyChirality (physics)MoleculeChemistryOrganic chemistryCrystal structureOptoelectronicsChiral symmetryPhysicsGeometryMathematicsQuantum mechanicsQuarkNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMolecular spectroscopy and chiralitySurfactants and Colloidal Systems