Tuneable helices of plasmonic nanoparticles using liquid crystal templates: molecular dynamics investigation of an unusual odd-even effect in liquid crystalline dimers.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00560c
Abstract: Liquid crystalline (LC) dimers formed helical nanofilaments depending on the parity of the alkyl linker, revealing an unusual odd-even effect. Molecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate the observed tendency. Elongation of the linker translates… read more here.
Keywords: odd even; even effect; crystalline dimers; unusual odd ... See more keywords