title: Strongly Dichroic Organic Films via Controlled Assembly of Modular Aromatic Charge-Transfer Liquid Crystals.
abstract: The formation of highly anisotropic organic thin films based on the designed self-assembly of mixed-stack liquid crystals is reported. A series of alkoxyanthracene donors is combined in a modular fashion with a naphthalenediimide acceptor to generate new charge-transfer columnar liquid crystals. Materials characterization and molecular modeling provides insight into structure-function relationships in these organic materials that lead to the striking bulk dichroic properties of certain molecular assemblies.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Denison University , 500 West Loop, Granville, Ohio 43023, United States.
authors.forename: Ariana Gray
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Bé
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Denison University , 500 West Loop, Granville, Ohio 43023, United States.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Denison University , 500 West Loop, Granville, Ohio 43023, United States.
authors.forename: Riley
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sechrist
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Denison University , 500 West Loop, Granville, Ohio 43023, United States.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Reczek