Projects :: Synthesis and Characterization of Liquid-Crystalline Molecules
Introduction
Liquid crystals or mesogens are often referred to as the fourth state of matter. These molecules possess unique properties between those of conventional liquids and those of crystalline solids. Under special conditions- at a suitable temperature (thermotropics) or in a certain solvent (lyotropics) they show a variety of phases (mesophases) that have a fluidity of a liquid but molecules in these fluid phases tend to arrange and orient in a crystal-like way. Due to their interesting electro-optical properties, LC molecules have a large application potential in displays of various kinds but they are also widely spread in nature (some proteins, most components of cell membranes and even DNA have liquid crystal properties).
The aim of this project was to study mesogenic behaviour and structure and properties relationship of thermotropic twin Schiff bases and their building blocks.
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Lyquid crystals team: Ivana Pavic, Petar Cucek, Maja Sepelj i Marko Viskic. See more photos.
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