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It was found that the introduction of a perfluoroalkyl group into the peripheral chains of triphenylene mesogens could provide a strong tendency towards homeotropic alignment of the hexagonal columnar (Colh) mesophase on a variety of substrates, indicating a new concept of molecular methodology for the alignment control of a columnar mesophase.
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