Speaker
Prof.
Kazuya Saito
(University of Tsukuba)
Description
Our previous study based on structural thermodynamics [1-3] established that the conformation of alkyl chains attached to the end(s) of the rigid core part of mesogenic molecules is fully molten in any liquid crystalline (LC) mesophases. Besides, recently revealed is that the nano-segregated structure is a fundamental structure for layered (smectic) LCs formed by such molecules [4,5]. Based on these findings, in this talk, the interrelation will be discussed between aggregation structures in LCs and the molecular flexibility.
[1] K. Horiuchi, Y. Yamamura, R. Pelka, M. Sumita, S. Yasuzuka, M. Massalska-Arodz & K. Saito, J. Phys. Chem. B, 114, 4870 (2010).
[2] Y. Yamamura, T. Adachi, T. Miyazawa, K. Horiuchi, M. Sumita, M. Massalska-Arodz, S. Urban & K. Saito, J. Phys. Chem. B, 116, 9255 (2012).
[3] T. Adachi, H. Saitoh, Y. Yamamura, M. Hishida, M. Ueda, S. Ito & K. Saito, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 86, 1022 (2013).
[4] T. Miyazawa, Y. Yamamura, M. Hishida, S. Nagatomo, M. Massalska-Arodz & K. Saito, J. Phys. Chem. B, 117, 8293 (2013).
[5] K. Saito, T. Miyazawa, A. Fujimura, M. Hishida, H. Saitoh, M. Massalska-Arodz & Y. Yamamura, J. Chem. Phys., 139, 114902 (2013).
Primary author
Prof.
Kazuya Saito
(University of Tsukuba)
