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- Title
Supramolecular [60]Fullerene Liquid Crystals Formed By Self-Organized Two-Dimensional Crystals.
- Authors
Zhang, Xiaoyan; Hsu, Chih ‐ Hao; Ren, Xiangkui; Gu, Yan; Song, Bo; Sun, Hao ‐ Jan; Yang, Shuang; Chen, Erqiang; Tu, Yingfeng; Li, Xiaohong; Yang, Xiaoming; Li, Yaowen; Zhu, Xiulin
- Abstract
Fullerene-based liquid crystalline materials have both the excellent optical and electrical properties of fullerene and the self-organization and external-field-responsive properties of liquid crystals (LCs). Herein, we demonstrate a new family of thermotropic [60]fullerene supramolecular LCs with hierarchical structures. The [60]fullerene dyads undergo self-organization driven by π-π interactions to form triple-layer two-dimensional (2D) fullerene crystals sandwiched between layers of alkyl chains. The lamellar packing of 2D crystals gives rise to the formation of supramolecular LCs. This design strategy should be applicable to other molecules and lead to an enlarged family of 2D crystals and supramolecular liquid crystals.
- Subjects
MOLECULAR structure of fullerenes; CRYSTAL structure; LIQUID crystals; SUPRAMOLECULAR chemistry; CHEMICAL chains
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2015, Vol 127, Issue 1, p116
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201408438