Hydrogen-bonded bent-core blue phase liquid crystal complexes containing various molar ratios of proton acceptors and donors

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (38) ◽  
pp. 32319-32327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Chieh Han ◽  
Yu-Chaing Chou ◽  
San-Yuan Chen ◽  
Hong-Cheu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Chain Length ◽  
Alkyl Chain ◽  
Alkyl Chain Length ◽  
Chiral Center ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Core Complex ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
Phase Liquid ◽  
Blue Phase

The molar ratio, alkyl chain length, lateral fluoro-substitution and the chiral center of H-bonded bent-core supramolecules would affect the BP ranges of BPLC complexes. H-bonded bent-core complex PIIIC9/AIIF* (3/7 mol mol−1) displayed the widest BPI range of ΔTBPI = 12 °C.

Composite liquid crystal-polymer electrolytes in dye-sensitised solar cells: effects of mesophase alkyl chain length

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Akmal Kamarudin ◽  
Ammar A. Khan ◽  
Suhana Mohd Said ◽  
Malik M. Qasim ◽  
Timothy D. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Chain Length ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Alkyl Chain ◽  
Liquid Crystal Polymer ◽  
Alkyl Chain Length ◽  
Crystal Polymer

The ability of single-chain surfactants to emulsify an aqueous-based liquid crystal oscillates with odd–even parity of alkyl-chain length

2013 ◽  
Vol 412 ◽  
pp. 95-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Varghese ◽  
Gauri S. Shetye ◽  
Sijie Yang ◽  
Stephan Wilkens ◽  
Robert P. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Chain Length ◽  
Alkyl Chain ◽  
Alkyl Chain Length ◽  
Single Chain

Hydrogen-bonded effects on supramolecular blue phase liquid crystal dimeric complexes

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (67) ◽  
pp. 54629-54637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong-Lun Wei ◽  
Te-Cheng Chen ◽  
Putikam Raghunath ◽  
Ming-Chang Lin ◽  
Hong-Cheu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
Dimeric Complexes ◽  
Phase Liquid ◽  
Blue Phase ◽  
Chiral Centers ◽  
Bonded Complexes ◽  
Hydrogen Bonded

The number/position of chiral centers and the molar ratios of H-donors/H-acceptors affect the blue phase ranges of asymmetric H-bonded complexes.

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