Generation of biaxiality in smectic A phases by introduction of intermolecular perfluoroarene-arene and C-H/F interactions, and the non-odd-even effect of the molecules in their transition temperatures and layer distances

Soft Matter

Volumn 7, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 7532-7538

  Kishikawa, Keiki ^a   Inoue, Takahiro ^a   Sasaki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Aikyo, Sumihiro ^a   Takahashi, Masahiro ^a   Kohmoto, Shigeo ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN; BENZENE RING; BIAXIALITY; CARBON ATOMS; MOLECULAR PACKING STRUCTURE; ODD-EVEN EFFECTS; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SLOW ROTATION; SMECTIC-A PHASIS; XRD STUDIES;

BENZENE; MOLECULES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 79961140719     PISSN: 1744683X     EISSN: 17446848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1sm05887h     Document Type: Article

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