Multi-level chirality in liquid crystals formed by achiral molecules

Mirosław Salamończyk; Nataša Vaupotič; Damian Pociecha; Rebecca Walker; John M. D. Storey; Corrie T. Imrie; Cheng Wang; Chenhui Zhu; Ewa Gorecka

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09862-y

Nature Communications (Apr 2019)

Multi-level chirality in liquid crystals formed by achiral molecules

Mirosław Salamończyk,
Nataša Vaupotič,
Damian Pociecha,
Rebecca Walker,
John M. D. Storey,
Corrie T. Imrie,
Cheng Wang,
Chenhui Zhu,
Ewa Gorecka

Affiliations

Mirosław Salamończyk: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw
Nataša Vaupotič: Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor
Damian Pociecha: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw
Rebecca Walker: Department of Chemistry, King’s College, University of Aberdeen
John M. D. Storey: Department of Chemistry, King’s College, University of Aberdeen
Corrie T. Imrie: Department of Chemistry, King’s College, University of Aberdeen
Cheng Wang: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chenhui Zhu: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ewa Gorecka: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09862-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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It was previously shown that chiral structures can be formed from achiral bent-shaped mesogens. Here the authors observe hierarchical chiral structures with coupling of chirality at different levels in a system with achiral constituents.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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