Abstract
Dipole bridge: Liquid-crystalline (LC) triphenylenes (see picture) self-assemble columnarly into a hexagonal geometry with a wide-range 2D lattice correlation, for which distal and proximal dipole-dipole interactions are considered responsible. By virtue of the strong intercolumnar interaction, the LC columns of the triphenylene can spontaneously align homeotropically on the 12 different substrates examined (POM=polarized optical microscopy).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7990-7993 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 32 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Aug 6 |
Keywords
- X-ray diffraction
- liquid crystals
- organic semiconductors
- self-assembly