Columnar Mesophases with 3D Order from New Functional Nonconventional Star‐Shaped Mesogens

Abstract

Star-shaped oligobenzoates with naphthalene chromophores assemble in columnar mesophases. In the low-temperature phases, mesogens self-organize helically along the columns, leading to columnar liquid crystal phases with 3D order (see image). The formation of these structures is driven by optimization of space-filling and nanosegregation. Naphthalene chromophores are segregated in the center of the columns and operate as hopping sites for charges. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.