A new LMM photo-reactive chiral ate-containing organosiloxane (C(10)Azo*B) and its racemic analogue (C(10)Azo(+/-)B) have been synthesised and their mesomorphic properties investigated. The materials are denoted C(10)Azo*B and C(10)Azo(+/-)B where C-n refers to the number of methylene units in the alkyl spacer, Azo* and Azo(+/-) denote the chiral and racemic photoisomerising azobenzene-based mesogenic moiety and B refers to the pentamethyldisiloxane tail. Both LMM siloxane derivatives exhibit a single enantiotropic smectic A phase. Results on the consequences of incorporating these new materials into a related fast switching, LMM ferroelectric organosiloxane host will be given. In addition results will be presented on the photoisomerisation of the azo materials and their use in optically manipulating the magnitude of spontaneous polarisation in a ferroelectric liquid crystal.
Barbera, J.; Melendez, E.; Serrano, J. L., Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals (1969-1991), 1989, vol. 170, p. 151 - 158
作者:Barbera, J.、Melendez, E.、Serrano, J. L.、Sierra, M. T.、Ezcurra, A.、Jubindo, M. A. Perez
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Merlo, Aloir; Gallardo, Hugo; Taylor, T. R., Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology, Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1994, vol. 250, p. 31 - 40
作者:Merlo, Aloir、Gallardo, Hugo、Taylor, T. R.、Kroin, Teodosio
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o-Carborane derivatives for probing molecular polarity effects on liquid crystal phase stability and dielectric behavior
A series of mesogenic derivatives of o-carborane was synthesized, their properties were analyzed by thermal, optical and XRD methods, and results were compared with those of isostructural p-carborane and benzene analogues. Comparative analysis revealed lower nematic phase stability and enhanced smectic behavior, including SmC, in the o-carborane derivatives relative to the isosteric p-carborane analogues