Competition between helical and heliconical twist in the development of complex soft matter structures
Molecular chirality and chain branching in chiral bent-core liquid crystals control the helical vs. heliconical twist, leading to the discovery of new low-birefringent and isotropic mesophases.
Authors
- Carsten Tschierske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4163-3272)
- B. Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-6011)
- Hale Ocak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4012-7992)
- Aykun Özkonstanyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4000-5933)
- Mohamed Alaasar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-8644)
- Christian Anders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8638-3899)
- Demet Karaca Balta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-2714)
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
- Yıldız Technical University (TR)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Materials Chemistry C
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5tc03348a
- Primary Topic
- Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu