Helical filamentary growth in liquid crystals consisting of banana-shaped molecules

• Published in: Liquid crystals Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 1405 - 1409
• Main Authors: kli, A. Ja, Lischka, Ch, Weissflog, W., Pelzl, G., Saupe, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2000

The formation of coils is common in nature when achiral symmetry breaking occurs. Here we describe spectacular examples of single, double and triple coils observed in smectic liquid crystal phases of achiral banana-shaped molecules. Such molecules form chiral smectic phases due to two symmetry-break...