title: Thermotropic luminescent clustomesogen showing a nematic phase: a combination of experimental and molecular simulation studies.
abstract: Octahedral Mo6 nanoclusters are functionalized with two organic ligands containing cyanobiphenyl (CB) units, giving luminescent hybrid liquid crystals (LC). Although the mesogenic density around the bulky inorganic core is constant, the two hybrids show different LC properties. Interestingly, one of them shows a nematic phase, which is particularly rare for this kind of supermolecular system. This surprising result is explained by using large-scale molecular dynamic simulations.
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1 - ENSC Rennes - CNRS UMR 6226 "Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes", Campus de Beaulieu, CS 74205, 35042 Rennes Cedex (France).
authors.forename: Maria Amela
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cortes
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dorson
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prévôt
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghoufi
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goujon
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gautier
authors.forename: Viorel
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cîrcu
authors.forename: Cristelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mériadec
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Artzner
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Folliot
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cordier
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Molard
keywords: cluster compounds; hybrid materials; luminescence; molecular dynamics; self-assembly