Rewriting the phase diagram of a diamagnetic liquid crystal by a magnetic field
Magnetically induced phase behaviour in a soft matter system is of potential interest for magneto-responsive compounds. Here the authors fabricate a discotic ionic liquid crystalline hybrid material which can be switched from orthorhombic to cubic phase in the absence or presence of a strong magneti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06976-7 |