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Fluorescent Hexacatenar Liquid Crystals

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A novel family of phasmidic liquid crystals incorporating an oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) core was produced. These compounds exhibit blue luminescence in both solution and the solid state. The emission profiles are influenced by the degree of organization in the solid state. The snthesis and liquid-crystalline behavior of these compounds will be discussed. Their photophysical properties, as studied by c.w. photoluminescence excitation, emission spectroscopy, and site selective spectroscopy, as well as their optoelectronic properties will be presented.

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  1. Dept of Chemistry, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Ben Hoag & Douglas L. Gin

  2. Inst für Festkörperphysik, Udo Theissl, Egbert Zojer, Guenther Leising, Technische Univ Graz, Graz, Austria

    Ben Hoag & Douglas L. Gin

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Hoag, B., Gin, D.L. Fluorescent Hexacatenar Liquid Crystals. MRS Online Proceedings Library 558, 305–310 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-558-305

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