scholarly journals Chirality enhancement in macro-chiral liquid crystal nanoparticles

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 3021-3027
Author(s):  
Huanan Yu ◽  
Chris Welch ◽  
Wentao Qu ◽  
Christopher J. Schubert ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
...  

Chirality amplification in mesomorphic gold nanoparticles (NPs) functionalized with chiral ligands and liquid crystal (LC) groups in LC matrices is detected. Attaching LC groups to NPs leads to a significant increase of the helical twisting power.

Author(s):  
B.D. Terris ◽  
R. J. Twieg ◽  
C. Nguyen ◽  
G. Sigaud ◽  
H. T. Nguyen

We have used a force microscope in the attractive, or noncontact, mode to image a variety of surfaces. In this mode, the microscope tip is oscillated near its resonant frequency and shifts in this frequency due to changes in the surface-tip force gradient are detected. We have used this technique in a variety of applications to polymers, including electrostatic charging, phase separation of ionomer surfaces, and crazing of glassy films.Most recently, we have applied the force microscope to imaging the free surfaces of chiral liquid crystal films. The compounds used (Table 1) have been chosen for their polymorphic variety of fluid mesophases, all of which exist within the temperature control range of our force microscope.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huanan Yu ◽  
Wentao Qu ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
Georg H. Mehl

Gold nanoparticles (NPs) were surface functionalized with hexanethiol groups and chiral nematic discogen ligands. A superlattice, liquid crystal behaviour and helix formation of the discs and a second helical organisation of the NPs were detected.


2013 ◽  
Vol 572 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Infusino ◽  
A. De Luca ◽  
F. Ciuchi ◽  
A. Ionescu ◽  
N. Scaramuzza ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 116 (15) ◽  
pp. 8678-8687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiki Tsuji ◽  
Yoichi Takanishi ◽  
Jun Yamamoto ◽  
Atsushi Yoshizawa

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 526-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Gang Jia ◽  
Cong-Cong Luo ◽  
Zhao-Xia Zhu ◽  
Jian-She Hu

2011 ◽  
Vol 547 (1) ◽  
pp. 39/[1729]-45/[1735] ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rajeswari ◽  
J. Ananthaiah ◽  
R. Dabrowski ◽  
V. S. S. Sastry ◽  
S. Dhara ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Hiroki Hayashi ◽  
Kohsuke Kawabata ◽  
Hiromasa Goto

We synthesised a rod like shaped new chiral inducer to construct chiral liquid crystal electrolyte solution. Next, electrochemical polymerisation was carried out in the chiral liquid crystal electrolyte solution. The surface morphology of the polymers were observed with polarising optical microscopy. Synthesis of the new chiral inducer and preparation of semi-conducting thin film in the cholesteric liquid crystal electrolyte solution were performed.


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