Deschenaux, Robert

2012, Guillon, Daniel, Donnio, Bertrand, Deschenaux, Robert

A review. [60]Fullerene-contg. liq. crystals have reached a high degree of sophistication from the point of view of both their structure and mesomorphic properties. Owing to their unique photophys. and electrochem. characteristics, [60]fullerene-based liq. crystals are promising compds. for the development of nanotechnol. by the bottom-up approach. Indeed, good studies have shown that liq.-cryst. fullerenes can play a major role in electron transport and photoconduction, and photoinduced electron and/or energy transfer has been achieved in donor-acceptor dyads when combined with ferrocene, tetrathiafulvalene, or oligophenylenevinylene. [on SciFinder(R)]

2009, Guillon, Daniel, Donnio, Bertrand, Deschenaux, Robert

This review highlights with selected examples some relevant results in the field of fullerene-contg. thermotropic liq.-cryst. dendrimers. These examples demonstrate the wide application of dendrimers in designing supramol. fullerene materials. Structures and properties are presented according to the nature of dendrimers and mesogenic units. [on SciFinder(R)]