Walker, M. and Wilson, M.R. (2015) 'A simple model for chromonic aggregation.', Molecular crystals and liquid crystals., 612 (1). pp. 117-125.
Abstract
A simple 2-dimensional model is introduced to study molecular stacking in planar-non-ionic chromonics. The model allows changes in aggregation, arising from changes in interaction regions within a chromonic molecule, to be quantified. Application of the model to a typical hydrophobic core – hydrophilic corona molecule, such as the triphenylene-based chromonic TP6EO2M, shows the energetically preferred stacking arrangement of molecules is dependent on the preferred inter-molecule separation and the relative sizes of the triphenylene core and poly(ethylene-glycol) corona. Further, we show a minimum aromatic core size is required to form chromonic phases, explaining why functionalised benzene rings do not form chromonic phases.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Non-ionic chromonic, Theory. |
Full text: | (AM) Accepted Manuscript Download PDF (416Kb) |
Status: | Peer-reviewed |
Publisher Web site: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2015.1030580 |
Publisher statement: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals on 06/07/2015, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15421406.2015.1030580. |
Date accepted: | No date available |
Date deposited: | 20 May 2015 |
Date of first online publication: | 06 July 2015 |
Date first made open access: | 06 July 2016 |
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