Benzotriquinoxaline-based discotic liquid crystals stabilizing room temperature columnar self-assembly with high charge carrier mobility

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate new liquid crystal materials for enhancing charge carrier mobility at room temperature.
• Synthesis of benzotriquinoxaline-based liquid crystals
• Characterization of mesophase types and widths
• Measurement of charge carrier mobility along columns
• Development of stable room temperature columnar phases
• High charge carrier mobility observed along the columns
• Variation in mesophase width influencing the charge transport properties