An unusual type of polymorphism in a liquid crystal

Li, Lin; Salamonczyk, Miroslaw; Shadpour, Sasan; Zhu, Chenhui; Jakli, Antal; Hegmann, Torsten

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03160-9

Title: An unusual type of polymorphism in a liquid crystal

Journal Article · Mon Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03160-9· OSTI ID:1433130

Li, Lin ^[1];

^[2]; Shadpour, Sasan ^[3]; Zhu, Chenhui ^[2]; Jakli, Antal ^[3];

^[4]

Kent State Univ., Kent, OH (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Kent State Univ., Kent, OH (United States). Liquid Crystal Inst., Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
Kent State Univ., Kent, OH (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Kent State Univ., Kent, OH (United States). Liquid Crystal Inst., Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program

Polymorphism is a remarkable concept in chemistry, materials science, computer science, and biology. Whether it is the ability of a material to exist in two or more crystal structures, a single interface connecting to two different entities, or alternative phenotypes of an organism, polymorphism determines function and properties. In materials science, polymorphism can be found in an impressively wide range of materials, including crystalline materials, minerals, metals, alloys, and polymers. Here in this paper we report on polymorphism in a liquid crystal. A bent-core liquid crystal with a single chiral side chain forms two structurally and morphologically significantly different liquid crystal phases solely depending on the cooling rate from the isotropic liquid state. On slow cooling, the thermodynamically more stable oblique columnar phase forms, and on rapid cooling, a not heretofore reported helical microfilament phase. Since structure determines function and properties, the structural color for these phases also differs.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1433130

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 9, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723

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