Effect of the anionic azo dye Sunset Yellow in lyotropic mixtures with uniaxial and biaxial nematic phases

Akpınar, Erol; Topçu, Gökhan; Reis, Dennys; Neto, Antônio Martins Figueiredo

doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114010

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“…Recently, molecules of the chromonic Sunset Yellow (SSY) were added to classical amphiphilic lyotropic mixtures presenting the biaxial nematic phase [135]. It was shown that SSY exhibits a chaotropic character.…”

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Novel Trends in Lyotropic Liquid Crystals

Dierking

Neto

2020

Crystals

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We introduce and shortly summarize a variety of more recent aspects of lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs), which have drawn the attention of the liquid crystal and soft matter community and have recently led to an increasing number of groups studying this fascinating class of materials, alongside their normal activities in thermotopic LCs. The diversity of topics ranges from amphiphilic to inorganic liquid crystals, clays and biological liquid crystals, such as viruses, cellulose or DNA, to strongly anisotropic materials such as nanotubes, nanowires or graphene oxide dispersed in isotropic solvents. We conclude our admittedly somewhat subjective overview with materials exhibiting some fascinating properties, such as chromonics, ferroelectric lyotropics and active liquid crystals and living lyotropics, before we point out some possible and emerging applications of a class of materials that has long been standing in the shadow of the well-known applications of thermotropic liquid crystals, namely displays and electro-optic devices.

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