Linkage-length dependent structuring behaviour of bent-core molecules in helical nanostructures.

Kim, Hanim; Zep, Anna; Ryu, Seong Ho; Ahn, Hyungju; Shin, Tae Joo; Lee, Sang Bok; Pociecha, Damian; Gorecka, Ewa et al. · Soft Matter · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We studied the correlation between the molecular structure and the formation of helical nanofilaments (HNFs) of bent-core dimeric molecules with varying linkage lengths. To obtain precise structural data, a single domain of HNFs was prepared under physical confinement using porous 1D nanochannels, made up of anodic aluminium oxide films. Electron microscopy and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction were used to elucidate the linkage length-dependent formation of HNFs.