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High Resolution X‐ray Diffraction Study of a Tubular Liquid Crystal
Author(s) -
Mindyuk Oksana Y.,
Stetzer MacKenzie R.,
Heiney Paul A.,
Nelson James C.,
Moore Jeffrey S.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199811)10:16<1363::aid-adma1363>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - materials science , liquid crystal , diffraction , crystallography , phenylacetylene , electrical conductor , doping , anisotropy , discotic liquid crystal , resolution (logic) , semiconductor , nanotechnology , optics , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , catalysis
Complexes of discotic liquid crystals would ideally possess the conductive properties of semiconductors and metals as well as the highly anisotropic mechanical, optical and structural properties of liquid crystals. High‐resolution X‐ray diffraction is used by the authors to study the structure of a liquid‐crystalline conjugated phenylacetylene macrocycle doped with a silver salt. The results show that the silver ions are intercalated within the tubes, providing the first step towards the development of novel anisotropic liquid‐crystalline ionic conductors.