Induction, fixation and recovery of self-organized helical superstructures in achiral liquid crystalline polymer
Tengfei Miao, Xiaoxiao Cheng, Haotian Ma, Wei Zhang, Xiulin Zhu
Abstract
A flexible chiral storage based on an achiral polymer system can be successfully achieved by chiral doping and covalent cross-linking.
Topics & Concepts
PolymerLiquid crystallineDopingLiquid crystalCovalent bondMaterials scienceChemical engineeringSelf-assemblyChemistryPolymer chemistryCrystallographyNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsEngineeringLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMolecular spectroscopy and chiralitySynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds