Cover Feature: Large Electro‐Optic Kerr Effect in Ionic Liquid Crystals: Connecting Features of Liquid Crystals and Polyelectrolytes (ChemPhysChem 18/2018). Issue 18 (31st August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schlick, M. Christian; Kapernaum, Nadia; Neidhardt, Manuel M.; Wöhrle, Tobias; Stöckl, Yannick; Laschat, Sabine; Giesselmann, Frank
• Is Part Of: Chemphyschem. Volume 19:Issue 18(2018)
• Page Start: 2283
• Page End: 2283
• Publication Date: 2018-08-31
• Subjects: Birefringence -- electro-optic Kerr effect -- ionic liquid crystals -- polyelectrolytes; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; 541.05
• DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800802
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1439-4235

Abstract

Abstract : The Cover Feature shows an ionic liquid crystal (ILC, see molecular model) on interdigitating platinum‐electrodes (background) which were used to measure the huge electro‐optic Kerr effect in the isotropic phase of this ILC. The diagram in the lower left corner depicts the field‐induced birefringence plotted according to Kerr's law. More information can be found in the Article by M. C. Schlick et al. onpage 2305 in Issue 18, 2018 (DOI:10.1002/cphc.201800347 ).