Synthesis and Characterization of Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals Derived from (2S)-2-(6-Hydroxy-2-Naphthyl) Propionic Acid
摘要:
A new series of chiral materials, hexy](2s)-2-(6-(-4-(4'-alkoxyphenyl)benz propionates (HmPBNP; m = 6-18) had been prepared and their liquid crystalline properties were investigated as a function of alkyl chain length. These chiral materials exhibited novel ferroelectric S-c* and antiferroelectric Sc-A* phases and a propensity to the formation of the Sc-A* phase was found at longer alkyl chain lengths (m = 10, 12-18). An odd-even effect of the threshold voltage as a function of alkyl chain length for compounds HmPBNP (m = 12-16) possessing antiferroelectricity was observed. Spontaneous polarization and trans verse dipole moment were also measured and are discussed in terms of the elongated alkyl chain length.
作者:Ethan Tsai、Jacqueline M. Richardson、Eva Korblova、Michi Nakata、Dong Chen、Yongqiang Shen、Renfan Shao、Noel A. Clark、David M. Walba
DOI:10.1002/anie.201209453
日期:2013.5.10
A new liquid crystal phase, denoted modulatedhelicalnanofilament (HNF(mod)), is formed from a very simple class of biphenyl carboxylates lacking the benzylidene aniline moieties typically found in HNF mesogens. The HNF(mod) phase represents a novel kind of nanoparticle possessing stacked aromatic rings, with potential applications in organic electronics.