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pp. 711-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tino Reppe ◽  
Christian Dressel ◽  
Silvio Poppe ◽  
Carsten Tschierske
Keyword(s):  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Mirror Symmetry ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Cubic Phase ◽  
Ring Size ◽  
Crystalline Phases ◽  
Large Ring ◽  
Ring Compounds ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Phases

Achiral compounds with an alicyclic apex form a chiral cubic phase either for a specific ring-size or by mixing of small- and large-ring compounds.

scholarly journals Y-shaped tricatenar azobenzenes – functional liquid crystals with synclinic–anticlinic transitions and spontaneous helix formation

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (37) ◽  
pp. 12902-12916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Alaasar ◽  
Silvio Poppe ◽  
Yu Cao ◽  
Changlong Chen ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Mirror Symmetry ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Phases ◽  
Helix Formation ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Phases ◽  
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pp. 1444-1455 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
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Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Topical Delivery ◽  
Crystalline Phases ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Phases
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