Nanoconfinement crystallization of frustrated alkyl groups: crossover of mesophase to crystalline structure

Abstract

Crossover of mesophase to crystalline structure in the nanoconfinement crystallization process of frustrated side groups elucidates the critical crystal thickness d_c or the length scale of side groups, which defines the transition process from mesophase (hexagonal and monoclinic phase) to crystalline phase (orthorhombic phase) of confined CH₂ sequences in a given crystal size restriction.