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Effects of hydrolytic retardants on the texture of lyotropic liquid crystal phases

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Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLC), as adjustable structural templates, are useful tools for the synthesis of nanomaterials. In this study, a series of LLC templates have been prepared at very low surfactant concentrations (down to 0.00663–11.0 wt %). The LLC phases have been identified using a stereomicroscope. LLC appears sphere or vesicle shape when the hydrochloric acid is present in the system. In contrast, LLC appears lamellar or rod-like when ethanol is present in the system. The origin of the different geometries or shapes of the LLC phase has been qualitatively clarified using the molecular packing parameter of the surfactant.

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China

    Jingjie Cui

  2. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China

    Jingjie Cui & Hongshi Zhao

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Institute of Light Industry, Jinan, 250100, China

    Wen He & Hongshi Zhao

  4. Section of Chemistry Aalborg University, DK-9000, Aalborg, Denmark

    Yuanzheng Yue

  5. Institute of Applied Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, China

    Xi Xia

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Cui, J., He, W., Yue, Y. et al. Effects of hydrolytic retardants on the texture of lyotropic liquid crystal phases. Inorg Mater 46, 1369–1374 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168510120186

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