Vita, F. (author), Hegde, M. (author), Portale, G. (author), Bras, W. (author), Ferrero, C. (author), Samulski, E.T. (author), Francescangeli, O. (author), Dingemans, T. (author) We report the structural characterization of the nematic phase of 2,6-biphenyl naphthalene (PPNPP). This lath-like all-aromatic mesogen provides a valuable benchmark for classical theories of nematic order. PPNPP exhibits a very high temperature nematic phase (417–489 °C) above an enantiotropic smectic A phase. X-ray diffraction reveals a...
journal article 2016