Encoding calamitic mesomorphism in thermotropic lanthanidomesogens.
Peripheral cyanobiphenyl dendrimers impose a microphase organization compatible with smectic mesomorphism, in which the bulky nine-coordinate lanthanide core is located between the decoupled mesogenic sublayers made up of parallel cyanobiphenyl groups.
Terazzi
Emmanuel
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Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Applied Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
Bocquet
Bernard
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Campidelli
Stéphane
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Donnio
Bertrand
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Guillon
Daniel
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Deschenaux
Robert
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Piguet
Claude
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