A First Example of a Lyotropic Smectic C Analog Phase : Design, Properties and Chirality Effects / / by Johanna. R Bruckner
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| Autore: |
Bruckner Johanna. R
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| Titolo: |
A First Example of a Lyotropic Smectic C Analog Phase : Design, Properties and Chirality Effects / / by Johanna. R Bruckner
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 530.429 |
| Soggetto topico: | Physical chemistry |
| Amorphous substances | |
| Complex fluids | |
| Analytical chemistry | |
| Crystallography | |
| Physical Chemistry | |
| Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics | |
| Analytical Chemistry | |
| Crystallography and Scattering Methods | |
| Note generali: | "Doctoral Thesis accepted by the University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Aims and scope of this thesis -- Thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals -- Materials and experimental techniques -- Results and discussion -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this thesis Johanna Bruckner reports the discovery of the lyotropic counterpart of the thermotropic SmC* phase, which has become famous as the only spontaneously polarized, ferroelectric fluid in nature. By means of polarizing optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and electro-optic experiments she firmly establishes aspects of the structure of the novel lyotropic liquid crystalline phase and elucidates its fascinating properties, among them a pronounced polar electro-optic effect, analogous to the ferroelectric switching of its thermotropic counterpart. The helical ground state of the mesophase raises the fundamental question of how chiral interactions are "communicated" across layers of more or less disordered and achiral solvent molecules which are located between adjacent bi-layers of the chiral amphiphile molecules. This thesis bridges an important gap between thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals and pioneers a new field of liquid crystal research. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Analog Phase |
| ISBN: | 3-319-27203-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910254047603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, . 2190-5053