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Fluorescent Hexacatenar Liquid Crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Ben Hoag  and
Douglas L. Gin
Ben Hoag
Affiliation:
Univ of California, Dept of Chemistry Berkeley, CA; Udo Theissl, Egbert Zojer, Guenther Leising, Technische Univ Graz, Inst für Festkörperphysik, Graz, Austria
Douglas L. Gin
Affiliation:
Univ of California, Dept of Chemistry Berkeley, CA; Udo Theissl, Egbert Zojer, Guenther Leising, Technische Univ Graz, Inst für Festkörperphysik, Graz, Austria
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Abstract

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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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 558: Symposium B – Flat-Panel Displays and Sensors-Principles, Materials… , 1999 , 305
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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