A liquid-crystalline hexagonal columnar phase in highly-dilute suspensions of imogolite nanotubes

Liquid crystals are grouped into four main classes—nematic, lamellar, cubic and columnar—depending on their symmetries. Here, the authors show for the first time that a columnar phase can form in suspensions of imogolite nanotubes at very low concentrations.

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Autores principales: Erwan Paineau, Marie-Eve M. Krapf, Mohamed-Salah Amara, Natalia V. Matskova, Ivan Dozov, Stéphan Rouzière, Antoine Thill, Pascale Launois, Patrick Davidson
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/cda6d79bbb9d414ab76216d38180869d
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Sumario:Liquid crystals are grouped into four main classes—nematic, lamellar, cubic and columnar—depending on their symmetries. Here, the authors show for the first time that a columnar phase can form in suspensions of imogolite nanotubes at very low concentrations.