Journal Article

·2025

Chiral calamitic organosiloxane liquid crystals with tunable properties

Burcu Karaağaç YTU , H. Akdas YTU , Deniz Vardar YTU , Olivier Jeannin YTU , Franck Camerel , Hale Ocak YTU , Belkız Bilgin Eran YTU

New Journal of Chemistry

Abstract

A novel chiral liquid crystal series with siloxane-bridged dimers was synthesized, where subtle structural tweaks—such as linker orientation and siloxane spacing—greatly enhanced mesophase stability, enabling broad, stable SmC* and N* phases.

Keywords

Chemistry Liquid crystal Organic chemistry Crystallography Nanotechnology Optoelectronics Physics Materials science

Subject Areas

Liquid Crystal Research Advancements ·Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ·Physical Sciences
Crystallization and Solubility Studies ·Materials Chemistry ·Physical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography ·Spectroscopy ·Physical Sciences

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