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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Raj Kumar-
dc.contributor.authorShivaranjini, B-
dc.contributor.authorUmadevi, S-
dc.contributor.authorPratibha, R-
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-11T06:06:07Z-
dc.date.available2026-02-11T06:06:07Z-
dc.date.issued2026-03-01-
dc.identifier.citationChemical Physics, 2026, Vol. 602, AR No. 113013en_US
dc.identifier.issn1873-4421-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2289/8626-
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dc.description.abstractBinary mixtures of two liquid crystals, one composed of chiral rod-like (R) and the other of achiral bent-core (BC) molecules, were investigated in order to obtain stable long range blue phases (BPs). While highly chiral BPs were found to be enhanced, the chiral nematic and chiral smectic C⁎ phases were suppressed and a long range non-chiral smectic A phase induced. Another interesting offshoot was the formation of a reentrant isotropic phase which has not been observed earlier in such systems. The results have been interpreted based on self-assembly of the R and BC molecules and the interplay of molecular chirality of the R molecules and conformation chirality of the BC molecules. The study demonstrates how phase behaviour and chirality in binary mixtures are closely connected with the specific molecular structures of the components and that a proper choice is essential for the design of new chiral materials for technological applications.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChemical Physicsen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2025.113013en_US
dc.rights2025 Elsevieren_US
dc.subjectBlue phasesen_US
dc.subjectFerroelectric calamitic liquid crystalen_US
dc.subjectBent-core liquid crystalen_US
dc.subjectReentrant isotropic phaseen_US
dc.subjectMolecular and conformational chiralityen_US
dc.titleReentrant isotropic phase and enhanced blue phases in mixtures of chiral calamitic and achiral bent-core moleculesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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