Self-Assembly of Discotic Mesogens in Solution and in Liquid Crystalline Phases: Effects of Substituent Position and Hydrogen Bonding

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (35) ◽  
pp. 11791-11800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Lavigueur ◽  
E. Johan Foster ◽  
Vance E. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Phases ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Phases ◽  
Discotic Mesogens

Synthesis and characterization of novel dibenz[a,c]anthracenedicarboxythioimides: the effect of thionation on self-assembly

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (82) ◽  
pp. 78784-78790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie. M. Psutka ◽  
Kenneth E. Maly
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Crystalline Phases ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Phases ◽  
Self Association

The effect of thionation on the formation of columnar liquid crystalline phases of dibenzanthracenedicarboximides as well as their self-association in solution is described.

scholarly journals The Effects of Size and Shape Dispersity on the Phase Behavior of Nanomesogen Lyotropic Liquid Crystals

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 715
Author(s):  
Fatima Hamade ◽  
Sadat Kamal Amit ◽  
Mackenzie B. Woods ◽  
Virginia A. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Lyotropic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Crystalline Phases ◽  
Size And Shape ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Phases ◽  
Complex Architectures ◽  
Anisotropic Nanomaterials ◽  
New Applications

Self-assembly of anisotropic nanomaterials into fluids is a key step in producing bulk, solid materials with controlled architecture and properties. In particular, the ordering of anisotropic nanomaterials in lyotropic liquid crystalline phases facilitates the production of films, fibers, and devices with anisotropic mechanical, thermal, electrical, and photonic properties. While often considered a new area of research, experimental and theoretical studies of nanoscale mesogens date back to the 1920s. Through modern computational, synthesis, and characterization tools, there are new opportunities to design liquid crystalline phases to achieve complex architectures and enable new applications in opto-electronics, multifunctional textiles, and conductive films. This review article provides a brief review of the liquid crystal phase behavior of one dimensional nanocylinders and two dimensional nanoplatelets, a discussion of investigations on the effects of size and shape dispersity on phase behavior, and outlook for exploiting size and shape dispersity in designing materials with controlled architectures.

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