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Heliconical-layered nanocylinders (HLNCs) – hierarchical self-assembly in a unique B4 phase liquid crystal morphology

Sasan Shadpour, Ahlam Nemati, Nicola Jane Boyd, Lin Li, Marianne E. Prévôt, Samantha L. Wakerlin, Julie P. Vanegas, Mirosław Salamończyk, Elda Hegmann, Chenhui Zhu,

Materials Horizons · 2019 · 37 citations · 36 references

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Hierarchical self-assembly in bent-core liquid crystals – the B4 phase with heliconical-layered nanocylinder morphology.

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