Controlling the enthalpy–entropy competition in supramolecular fullerene liquid crystals by tuning the flexible chain length. Issue 59 (10th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Tiantian; Zhang, Xiaoyan; Li, Zhikai; Hsu, Chih-Hao; Chen, Wei; Miyoshi, Toshikazu; Li, Xiaohong; Yang, Xiaoming; Tu, Yingfeng; Li, Christopher Y.
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 53:Issue 59(2017)
• Page Start: 8336
• Page End: 8339
• Publication Date: 2017-07-10
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c7cc03195e
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : The supramolecular fullerene liquid crystal phase and structure can be regulated by controlling the enthalpy–entropy competition by tuning the flexible chain length. Abstract : We present here that in two-dimensional (2D) fullerene supramolecular liquid crystals (SLCs), the phase diagram and lamella thickness of SLCs and 2D crystals can be tuned by the flexible alkyl tail and spacer length, due to their different effects on enthalpy and entropy changes during SLC formation.