Liquid crystal formation in mixtures of metal alkanoates: gadolinium-containing binary systems

• Published in: Functional Materials
• Date: 2007
• Main Authors: Zavora, L.N., Panikarskaya, V.D., Kasian, N.A., Bedrik, A.I., Shershukov, V.M., Lisetski, L.N., Mirnaya, T.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: НТК «Інститут монокристалів» НАН України 2007
• Subjects: Characterization and properties
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/136934
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Liquid crystal formation in mixtures of metal alkanoates: gadolinium-containing binary systems / L.N. Zavora, V.D. Panikarskaya, N.A. Kasian, A.I. Bedrik, V.M. Shershukov, L.N. Lisetski, T.A. Mirnaya // Functional Materials. — 2007. — Т. 14, № 4. — С. 488-491. — Бібліогр.: 18 назв. — англ.

Mesophase formation is reported in ionic liquied crystal mixtures of lead decanoate with gadolinium alkanoates. The negative effect of Gd salts on mesophase thermal stability increased in the order stearate < undecanoate < 2-ethylhexanoate, with gadolinium-containing mesophase persisting on in...