Columnar discotics in confined geometries

• Published in: Liquid crystals Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 643 - 648
• Main Authors: Kopitzke, J., Wendorff, J. H., Glusen, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.05.2000

The influence of geometric confinement on the state of order and on the glass relaxation process was investigated for a triphenylene derivative able to display a highly ordered plastic columnar phase in the bulk. The compound was incorporated into porous glasses - characterized by a narrow size dist...