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Frontispiece: Nanoconfinement of the Low‐Temperature Dark Conglomerate: Structural Control from Focal Conics to Helical Nanofilaments
Author(s) -
Foley Lee,
Park Wongi,
Yang Minyong,
Carlson Eric,
Korblova Eva,
Yoon Dong Ki,
Walba David M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201983163
Subject(s) - conglomerate , lamellar structure , materials science , phase (matter) , crystallography , composite material , geology , physics , chemistry , paleontology , quantum mechanics , sedimentary rock
Interesting things happen in smectic (lamellar) liquid‐crystal phases dominated by a tendency for saddle‐splay deformation of the layers. The two main ways this tendency is expressed is with the formation of either “dark conglomerate” or “helical nanofilament” phases. In this work, it is demonstrated for the first time that a mesogen preferring the dark conglomerate phase changes morphology to give the helical nanofilament phase when constrained physically in nanopores. For more details see the Communication by D. M. Walba, D. Y. Yoon et al. on page 7438 ff.