title: Liquid crystal properties resulting from synergetic effects between non-mesogenic organic molecules and a one nanometre sized octahedral transition metal cluster.
abstract: This work presents the synthesis and studies of a red-NIR luminescent liquid crystal compound based on an octahedral metallic cluster core orthogonally bounded to six non-mesogenic organic ligands. It evidences synergetic effects between the organic and inorganic parts of the hybrid, resulting in the generation of liquid crystal properties on cooling from the isotropic melt.
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, UMR Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UR1-CNRS 6226, Equipe Chimie du Solide et Matériaux, Campus de Beaulieu, CS 74205, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Ana S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mocanu
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amela-Cortes
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Molard
authors.forename: Viorel
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cîrcu
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cordier