1. Discotic Star Mesogen with Thymine Nucleobases Exhibiting a Rare Gyroid Cubic Mesophase with 3D Conductivity.
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Noll K, Lambov M, Singh DP, and Lehmann M
- Abstract
A unique gyroid cubic phase has been discovered for a discotic star mesogen with three covalently attached DNA bases. In this cubic I a 3 ‾ d ${Ia\bar{3}d}$ phase, the conjugated core of the mesogens and the thymine pseudo guests self-assemble in mirror image continuous networks, representing a semiconducting material with three-dimensional transport pathways. The hole carrier mobilities are found to be in the typical range of poly(phenylenevinylene) scaffolds. This structure is stabilized by a weak hydrogen bonding between the thymine bases and can be switched to a columnar liquid crystal - thermally and by the addition of complementary adenine guests., (© 2023 The Authors. Chemistry - A European Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
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- 2024
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