Enantioselective segregation in achiral nematic liquid crystals
作者:Verena Görtz、John W. Goodby
DOI:10.1039/b503846d
日期:——
The elusive biaxial nematic liquid crystal phase was recently discovered in a family of substituted oxadiazoles. Our investigations of these materials show that the achiral biaxial nematic phase can segregate into chiral domains of opposite handedness, thereby demonstrating that the liquid-like nematic phase exhibits the properties of a conglomerate.