Bi-continuous orthorhombic soft matter phase made of polycatenar molecules.

Matraszek, Joanna; Pociecha, Damian; Vaupotič, Nataša; Salamończyk, Mirosław; Vogrin, Martin; Gorecka, Ewa · Soft Matter · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We report an observation of a new type of a continuous soft matter phase with an orthorhombic symmetry made of polycatenar molecules. The bi-continuous orthorhombic structure with the Pcab symmetry appears by deformation of a double gyroid cubic structure with the Ia3[combining macron]d symmetry.