First example of a third-generation liquid-crystalline carbosilane dendrimer with peripheral bent-core mesogenic units: Understanding of "Dark conglomerate phases"

Hahn H; Keith C; Lang H; Reddy RA; Tschierske C

Advanced Materials, Vol.18, No.19, 2629-2629, 2006

DOI10.1002/adma.200600161 Export Citation

First example of a third-generation liquid-crystalline carbosilane dendrimer with peripheral bent-core mesogenic units: Understanding of "Dark conglomerate phases"

Hahn H, Keith C, Lang H, Reddy RA, Tschierske C

An optically isotropic, polar smectic C phase composed or chiral and achiral domains, which shows antiferroelectric switching, is demonstrated to be exhibited by the third-generation liquid-crystalline dendrimer with peripheral bentcore (BC) mesogenic units (see figure) reported here. This investigation contributes to an understanding of the origin of chirality and layer distortion in the dark conglomerate banana phases.