Controlling spontaneous chirality in achiral materials: liquid crystal oligomers and the heliconical twist-bend nematic phase.
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DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07012f
Abstract: Liquid crystal oligomers, namely dimers, trimers and tetramers, consisting of cyanobiphenyl and benzylideneaniline-based mesogenic units connected by either linear or bent alkoxy or alkyl spacers are reported. These materials, although built from achiral molecules, show… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystal; bend nematic; twist bend; phase ... See more keywords