Liquid crystal supermolecules stabilizing an optically isotropic phase with frustrated molecular organization

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 490-502

  Yoshizawa, Atsushi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

blue phase; chirality; cubic phase; display; liquid crystal; molecular assembly; supermolecule

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILICITY; BLUE PHASE; BLUE PHASIS; CUBIC PHASE; DRIVING FORCES; ELECTRO-OPTICAL SWITCHING; ION TRANSFER; ISOTROPIC PHASE; ISOTROPIC PHASIS; LAYER STRUCTURES; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PHASE; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; MESOGENIC UNITS; MOLECULAR ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR CHIRALITY; MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION; OLIGOMERIC STRUCTURE; OPTICAL ISOTROPY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEGREGATION EFFECTS; STERIC EFFECT; SUPER MOLECULES;

CHIRALITY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISPLAY DEVICES; ENANTIOMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OLIGOMERS;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84861923191     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.55     Document Type: Article

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