Room-temperature Iad phase obtained for the binary mixture containing different sizes of siloxanyl terminals

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2023 Jul 26;25(29):19891-19898. doi: 10.1039/d3cp02200e.

Abstract

Two types of binary mixtures were examined to optimize the siloxanyl fraction by filling the gap between the two Cub-phase-forming molecules with di- and tri-siloxanyl terminals. Adding siloxanyl to the disiloxanyl system largely inhibited crystallization, increasing the stability at room temperature of the meta-stable Iad phase obtained by cooling from the high-temperature phase. The effect was prominent for the mixtures containing both di- and tri-siloxanyl compounds. The most prominent result was obtained for the 50 : 50 mixture; the Iad phase was quite stable and survived at room temperature after more than 1 year, as if it were like a thermodynamically stable phase.