This lecture will describe design principles for the formation of liquid crystalline materials employing cooperative interactions.  Liquid crystals have many properties similar to human dynamics.  There are natural associations, cooperative assemblies, forces that result in alignments, and dispersive elements that must be balanced by attractive forces to maintain the collective assembly.  Examples to be detailed will include chiral amplification, the use of molecular shape for alignment, and the use of intermolecular bonding to modulate electronic structure.

Diverse forces in delicate cooperative systems: Designing liquid crystalline materials

248th National Meeting (2014)

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