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Clustomesogens: Liquid Crystal Materials Containing Transition‐Metal Clusters
Author(s) -
Molard Yann,
Dorson Frederick,
Cîrcu Viorel,
Roisnel Thierry,
Artzner Franck,
Cordier Stéphane
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201000325
Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , lamellar structure , photoluminescence , octahedron , transition metal , molybdenum , materials science , core (optical fiber) , crystallography , polymer science , nanotechnology , computer science , optics , chemistry , physics , crystal structure , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , metallurgy , programming language , catalysis
Shining red–NIR light : Bright red–NIR photoluminescent liquid crystals were obtained by grafting six promesogenic units onto an octahedral molybdenum cluster core (see picture). This hybrid self‐arranges in a lamellar structure over a wide range of temperatures to give the first clustomesogen.
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