Mirror symmetry breaking by mixing of equimolar amounts of two gyroid phase-forming achiral molecules.
Mirror symmetry breaking was observed by mixing of equimolar amounts of two gyroid phase-forming achiral molecules, one having a short and the other with a long tail. This fact indicates the importance of a critical chain length for the appearance of the chiral bicontinuous cubic (Cubbi) phase. It also demonstrates that the molecular-level mobility is closely connected to the formation and stabilisation of those Cubbi phases.
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan. kutsu@gifu-u.ac.jp.
Shoichi
S
Kutsumizu
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan. kutsu@gifu-u.ac.jp.
Suguru
S
Miisako
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan. kutsu@gifu-u.ac.jp.
Yohei
Y
Miwa
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan. kutsu@gifu-u.ac.jp.
Makoto
M
Kitagawa
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan.
Yasuhisa
Y
Yamamura
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan.
Kazuya
K
Saito