Spontaneous helix formation in smectic liquid crystals comprising achiral molecules

被引:194
作者
Sekine, T [1 ]
Niori, T [1 ]
Watanabe, J [1 ]
Furukawa, T [1 ]
Choi, SW [1 ]
Takezoe, H [1 ]
机构
[1] TOKYO INST TECHNOL,DEPT ORGAN & POLYMER MAT,MEGURO KU,TOKYO 152,JAPAN
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10.1039/a702026k
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
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Spontaneous formation of two types of helical structure is observed in two smectic phases consisting of banana-shaped achiral molecules for the first time. Local optical resolution occurs to form spatially resolved helices of both handednesses.
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页码:1307 / 1309
页数:3
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