A First Example of a Lyotropic Smectic C* Analog Phase Design, Properties and Chirality Effects /

• Main Author: Bruckner, Johanna Ricarda (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Analytical chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Crystallography.; Physical Chemistry.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Analytical Chemistry.

In this thesis Johanna Bruckner reports the discovery of the lyotropic counterpart of the thermotropic SmC* phase, which has become famous as the only spontaneously polarized, ferroelectric fluid in nature. By means of polarizing optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and electro-optic experiments sh...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Aims and scope of this thesis
• Thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals
• Materials and experimental techniques
• Results and discussion
• Summary
• References
• Appendix A
• Appendix B.