| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L94499/01 |
| Title: |
BIAXIAL NEMATIC MESOPHASES FROM METALLOMESOGENS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Bruce, Professor D |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Exeter |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
09 February 1998 |
Ends: |
08 February 2001 |
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181,588
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| Materials Characterisation |
Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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Results from simulations suggest that the ubiquitous biaxial nematic phase can be induced in mixtures of rod- and disk-like particles where the two types of particle can interact via a hydrogen-bonding interaction. In this application, we propose the synthesis of rod- and disk-like metal complexes derived from the same ligand framework (to suppress phase separation) in which intermolecular Lewis acid/base interactions are built in through the choice of the metal fragment to mimic the hydrogen-bonded interactions in the simulation. Careful mixture studies are proposed to perform an initial evaluation of the mixtures, followed by NMR experiments on selectively deuterated materials.
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