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Review
. 2011 Jan 14;4(1):206-259.
doi: 10.3390/ma4010206.

Thermotropic Ionic Liquid Crystals

Kirill V Axenov  1 , Sabine Laschat  2
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Review

Thermotropic Ionic Liquid Crystals

Kirill V Axenov et al. Materials (Basel). .

Abstract

The last five years' achievements in the synthesis and investigation of thermotropic ionic liquid crystals are reviewed. The present review describes the mesomorphic properties displayed by organic, as well as metal-containing ionic mesogens. In addition, a short overview on the ionic polymer and self-assembled liquid crystals is given. Potential and actual applications of ionic mesogens are also discussed.

Keywords: ionic thermotropic mesogens; liquid crystals; metallomesogens.

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Schematic representation of a DSSC.
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