| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R97283/01 |
| Title: |
The Molecular Design of Multipodal Liquid Crystals |
| Principal Investigator: |
Goodby, Professor JW |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Hull |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 May 2003 |
Ends: |
31 December 2004 |
Value (£): |
179,774
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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Electronics |
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| Panel History: |
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22 May 2002
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Chemistry prioritisation panel May 2002
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Deferred
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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Multipodal liquid crystals are liquid crystals with many feet . They lie between low molar mass, polymeric, dendritic and oligomeric liquid crystals. They are a distinct class of materials that differ from the conventional form of dimers, trimer, tetramers etc which tend to have linear structures, and instead the liquid crystal feet are attached to a central point or core unit, thereby creating a molecular knot . Thus multipodal LC's have a similar relationship to dendr tic polymer liquid crystals, as do dimers, trimers and oligomers to polymeric liquid crystals.Most of the muftipodal liquid crystals that have been prepared so far have mesogenic 'feet' that are identical, ie their structures consis of conventional liquid crystal moieties attached to a central point. Because of this reduced freedom of the 'feet there is a tendency for the muMpodal materials to exhibit low melting phenomenon coupled with unusual phase behaviour. In this proposal we intended to explore this new field of seff-organising states of matter further by investigating multipodal systems where the liquid crystal feet are not necessarily identical, and in some instances where the feet' are intact not even liquid crystalline. This strategy may allow us to create self-organising functional materials.
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