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Unique Supramolecular Liquid‐Crystal Phases with Different Two‐Dimensional Crystal Layers
Author(s) -
Hu Yi,
Wu KuanYi,
Zhu Tiantian,
Shen Peng,
Zhou Yi,
Li Xiaohong,
Wang ChienLung,
Tu Yingfeng,
Li Christopher Y.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201805717
Subject(s) - fullerene , supramolecular chemistry , azobenzene , liquid crystal , materials science , crystallography , phase (matter) , crystal (programming language) , layer (electronics) , chemical physics , nanotechnology , crystal structure , chemistry , optoelectronics , polymer , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language , composite material
We report herein a series of tetrablock‐mimic azobenzene‐containing [60]fullerene dyads that form supramolecular liquid crystals (LCs) from phase‐segregated two‐dimensional (2D) crystals. The unique double‐, triple‐, and quadruple‐layer packing structure of fullerenes in the 2D crystals leads to different smectic supramolecular LC phases, and novel LC phase transitions were observed upon changes in the fullerene packing layer number in the 2D crystals. Interestingly, by combining the LC properties with 2D crystals, these materials show excellent electron mobility in the order of 10 −3 cm 2 V −1 s −1 , despite their relatively low fullerene content. Our results provide a novel method to manipulate 2D crystal layer thickness, with promising applications in optoelectronic devices.