Nematic silsesquioxanes-towards nanocrystals dispersed in a nematic liquidcrystal matrix

Authors
Elsasser, R Mehl, GH Goodby, JW Photinos, DJ
Citation
R. Elsasser et al., Nematic silsesquioxanes-towards nanocrystals dispersed in a nematic liquidcrystal matrix, CHEM COMMUN, (10), 2000, pp. 851-852
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
851 - 852
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(2000):10<851:NSNDIA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The reaction of suitable organic groups in combination with well defined in organic silsequioxane cores leads to covalently bound organic-inorganic hyb rid materials, which exhibit nematic and smectic C phase behaiour close to room temperature.