Photonic bandgap in achiral liquid crystals: a twist on a twist.
(2021)
Journal Article
POCIECHA, D., VAUPOTIČ, N., MAJEWSKA, M., CRUICKSHANK, E., WALKER, R., STOREY, J.M.D., IMRIE, C.T., WANG, C. and GORECKA, E. 2021. Photonic bandgap in achiral liquid crystals: a twist on a twist. Advanced materials [online], 33(39), article 2103288. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202103288
Achiral mesogenic molecules are shown to be able to spontaneously assemble into liquid crystalline smectic phases having either simple or double-helical structures. At the transition between these phases, the double-helical structure unwinds. As a co... Read More about Photonic bandgap in achiral liquid crystals: a twist on a twist..