Theory of Molecular Deformations and Mesomorphic Behavior of Dendrimers

We present a simple statistical theory of anisotropic fluid phases consisting of deformable molecules and we use it to describe the self-organization of liquid crystalline dendrimers in the limit of very densely attached mesogenic units. We perform calculations for model-systems of spherical molecul...

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Published in:Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 1999-08, Vol.330 (1), p.517-524
Main Authors: Terzis, A. F., Vanakaras, A. G., Photinos, D. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Exact sciences and technology
liquid crystal dendrimers
Liquid crystals
molecular deformations
molecular theory
phase transitions
Physics
Structure of solids and liquids
crystallography
Theory and models of liquid crystal structure
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Summary:We present a simple statistical theory of anisotropic fluid phases consisting of deformable molecules and we use it to describe the self-organization of liquid crystalline dendrimers in the limit of very densely attached mesogenic units. We perform calculations for model-systems of spherical molecules that can deform into rod-like or disc-like states and we determine their mesomorphic range as a function of molecular shape parameters and intrinsic conformational probability
ISSN:1058-725X
DOI:10.1080/10587259908025629