Orientational packing of a confined discotic mesogen in the columnar phase

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 943-955

  Zheng, Wenjun ^a   Hu, Ya Ting ^a   Chiang, Cheng Yan ^a   Ong, Chi Wi ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Columnar phase; Discotic liquid crystal; Hexaazatriphenylene; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROPHILICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITION; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COLUMNAR PHASE; DISCOTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; HEXAAZATRIPHENYLENE; SELF-ASSEMBLY;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 77950915285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11030943     Document Type: Article

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