Chemistry of discotic liquid crystals: from monomers to polymers

Abstract

Introduction Self-Organization of Molecules and Liquid Crystals Brief History of Liquid Crystals Classification of Liquid Crystals Lyotropic Liquid Crystals Thermotropic Liquid Crystals Calamitic Liquid Crystals Bent-Core Liquid Crystals Discotic Liquid Crystals Structure of the Nematic Phases of Discotic Mesogens Smectic Phases of Discotic Mesogens Columnar Phases of Discotic Mesogens Cubic Phase Alignment of Discotic Liquid Crystals Monomeric Discotic Liquid Crystals Benzene Core Naphthalene Core Phenanthrene Core Anthraquinone Core Pyrene Core Triphenylene Core Perylene Core Dibenzo[g,p]chrysene Core Dibenzo[ fg,op]naphthacene Core Truxene Core Decacyclene Core Hexabenzocoronene Core Macrocyclic Cores Miscellaneous Aromatic Cores Triazine Core Phenazines Hexaazatriphenylene Core Heterotruxenes Tricycloquinazoline Core Porphyrin Core Porphyrazine Core Phthalocyanine Core Miscellaneous Discotic Metallomesogens Miscellaneous Heterocyclic Cores Non-Aromatic Cores Discotic Dimers Benzene-Based Discotic Dimers Scylloinositol Dimer Discotic Dimers Derived from Pyranose Sugars Rufigallol-Based Discotic Dimers Triphenylene-Based Discotic Dimers Cyclotetraveratrylene Dimer Phthalocyanine-Based Discotic Dimers Porphyrin Double-Deckers Hexabenzocoronene-Based Dimers Discotic Oligomers Discotic Trimers Discotic Tetramers Discotic Pentamers Discotic Hexamers Star-Shaped Discotic Heptamers Discotic Polymers Benzene-Based Discotic Polymers Alkynylbenzene-Based Discotic Polymers Rufigallol-Based Main-Chain Discotic Polymers Triphenylene-Based Polymers Cyclotetraveratrylene-Based Polymers Phthalocyanine-Based Polymers Hexabenzocoronene-Based Polymers Perspectives Discotics for Wide Viewing Displays Discotics for High-Quality Carbon Products Discotic Liquid Crystals as Materials for a New Generation of Organic Electronics Discotic Solar Cells Discotic Liquid Crystals as Organic Light-Emitting Diode Materials Discotic Field Effect Transistors