Thermodynamics of dimerization in solution as a rational tool for inducing nematic vs. smectic organizations in lanthanidomesogens

Jensen, Thomas Binderup; Terazzi, Emmanuel; Donnio, Bertrand; Guillon, Daniel; Piguet, Claude

doi:10.1039/b714861e

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Thermodynamics of dimerization in solution as a rational tool for inducing nematic vs. smectic organizations in lanthanidomesogens

ContributorsJensen, Thomas Binderup; Terazzi, Emmanuel; Donnio, Bertrand; Guillon, Daniel; Piguet, Claude

Published inChemical communications, no. 2, p. 181-183

Publication date2008

Abstract

The judicious tuning of simple thermodynamic parameters controlling dimerization processes in solution induces a rational switch between smectic and nematic organizations in thermotropic lanthanide-containing liquid crystals.

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Faculté des sciences / Section de chimie et biochimie / Département de chimie minérale, analytique et appliquée

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JENSEN, Thomas Binderup et al. Thermodynamics of dimerization in solution as a rational tool for inducing nematic vs. smectic organizations in lanthanidomesogens. In: Chemical communications, 2008, n° 2, p. 181–183. doi: 10.1039/b714861e

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PID : unige:2
DOI : 10.1039/b714861e
PMID : 18092080

ISSN of the journal1359-7345

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Thermodynamics of dimerization in solution as a rational tool for inducing nematic vs. smectic organizations in lanthanidomesogens

The judicious tuning of simple thermodynamic parameters controlling dimerization processes in solution induces a rational switch between smectic and nematic organizations in thermotropic lanthanide-containing liquid crystals.

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