Disc-shaped objects can be induced to form columnar assemblies whether their scale is
tens of Angstroms (molecular), tens of nanometers (macromolecular or supramolecular) …

Fundamentally important as models for the study of energy and charge migration in self-
organized systems, discotic liquid crystals find functional application as one-dimensional …

We report measurements of the glass transition temperature (T g) in thin free-standing
polymer films of polystyrene (PS) by means of confocal Raman spectroscopy. The paper …

This article reports on the interfacial behavior of large liquid-phase polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons in pitches that are common precursors to carbon materials. Experiments were …

A novel method of creating planar aligned columnar discotic liquid crystals (cDLCs) on
surfaces, which also gives control over the azimuthal angle, is presented. Surfaces are …

The realization of long, aligned molecular wires is a great challenge, and a variety of
approaches have been proposed. Interestingly, hexapentyloxytriphenylene (HAT5) discotic …

The first compound capable of forming a bundled-stack discotic columnar liquid crystalline
(BSDCLC) phase was designed and synthesized. The unique perylene anhydride inter …

Confocal Raman spectroscopy from the surface of a polymer melt is shown to produce
anomalous results for polarized Raman scattering of specific molecular vibrations. Values of …

Low-frequency Raman scattering was used to study amorphous solid films of adamantane, a
globular non-polar hydrocarbon molecule. As evidenced by its spectral characteristics this …

Hybridsysteme bestehen im Sinne der Materialwissenschaften aus Materialien mit
unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften und sind für potenzielle Anwendungen in der …