10.6084/m9.figshare.2263912 Zhihui Cheng Zhihui Cheng Ying Zang Ying Zang Yi Li Yi Li Baozong Li Baozong Li Chuanjiang Hu Chuanjiang Hu Hongkun Li Hongkun Li Yonggang Yang Yonggang Yang A chiral luminescent liquid crystal with a tolane unit Taylor & Francis Group 2016 Luminescent liquid crystal blue phase helical pitch circular dichroism 2016-02-17 01:46:41 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_chiral_luminescent_liquid_crystal_with_a_tolane_unit/2263912 <p>We have synthesised a chiral liquid crystal with a tolane unit that exhibits intense fluorescence in both solution and the solid states. The liquid crystal can form the enantiotropic twist-grain boundary A (TGB<sub>A</sub>*) and Blue II phases, and the helical pitch of the TGB<sub>A</sub>* phase decreases with an increasing temperature.</p>