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  2. Cooperative chiral order in random copolymers
Author(s)
Abstract

A new type of cooperative chiral order has been observed in polyisocyanates composed of a mixture of opposite enantiomers. The chiral order of the copolymer, measured by optical activity, is dominated by whichever enantiomer is in the majority. We present a quantitative theory for this cooperative chiral order, using a mapping of the random copolymer onto the random-field Ising model. Using this theory, we predict how the sharpness of the majority-rule curve can be controlled for applications in a optical switch. We also consider how this theory could be applied to chiral order in DNA.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1080/10587259608034582
Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-0030383885
Publication Date
1996
Publication Title
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Volume
288
Issue
1
First Page
33
Last Page
45
Subject
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Community
Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Department of Physics
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Selinger, J., & Selinger, R. (1996). Cooperative chiral order in random copolymers (1–). Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259608034582
Selinger, Jonathan, and Robin Selinger. 1996. “Cooperative Chiral Order in Random Copolymers”. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259608034582.
Selinger, Jonathan, and Robin Selinger. Cooperative Chiral Order in Random Copolymers. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1996, https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259608034582.