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Liquid‐Crystalline Hybrid Materials Based on [60]Fullerene and Bent‐Core Structures
Author(s) -
Vergara Jorge,
Barberá Joaquín,
Serrano José Luis,
Ros M. Blanca,
Sebastián Nerea,
de la Fuente Rosario,
López David O.,
Fernández Gustavo,
Sánchez Luis,
Martín Nazario
Publication year - 2011
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.201104866
Subject(s) - mesophase , bent molecular geometry , lamellar structure , fullerene , supramolecular chemistry , liquid crystal , core (optical fiber) , materials science , crystal structure , polar , phase (matter) , crystallography , nanotechnology , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , astronomy
What a core‐ker! By the appropriate combination of promesogenic bent‐core structures and the C 60 unit, lamellar polar liquid‐crystal phases were induced (see scheme). The supramolecular organization of the functional fullerene‐based assemblies, the temperature range of the soft phase, the stabilization of the mesophase‐like order at room temperature, and the molecular switching under an electric field can be tuned, depending on the molecular structure.