- Anisotropic and magnetic properties in non-metal and non-radical organic aggregates of tri-substituted phenyl derivatives
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A new series of tri-substituted phenyl derivatives containing an aromatic imine unit and biphenyl ester possessing various numbers of carbon atoms at the terminal alkoxy chain, OCnH2n+1 (n = 7-12), along with a lateral o-ethoxy substituent have been successfully prepared and characterised by CHN microanalysis along with spectroscopic techniques (FTIR, 1H- and 13C-NMR). The texture observation under polarized light revealed that all the soft condensed materials exhibited an enantiotropic nematic (N) phase. The current studies have shown that the mesomorphic behaviour is greatly influenced by the length of the alkoxy chains wherein the thermal stability of a tri-substituted phenyl derivative will decrease if the terminal alkoxy chain is increased from n = 7 to 12. For the first time, these materials which do not possess any magnetic species in their structure, demonstrate magnetic interaction through naked eye observation as well as quantitative measurement using a SQUID magnetometer.
- Tun Nur Iskandar, Nur Amanina Juniasari,Guan-Yeow, Yeap,Maeta, Nobuyuki,Ito, Masato M.,Nakamura, Yoshiyuki,Gas, Katarzyna,Sawicki, Maciej
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p. 210 - 217
(2019/12/25)
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- A modulated helical nanofilament phase
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A new liquid crystal phase, denoted modulated helical nanofilament (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. Copyright
- Tsai, Ethan,Richardson, Jacqueline M.,Korblova, Eva,Nakata, Michi,Chen, Dong,Shen, Yongqiang,Shao, Renfan,Clark, Noel A.,Walba, David M.
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p. 5254 - 5257
(2013/06/05)
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- Acetylene polymers and their use as liquid crystals
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There is disclosed a liquid crystalline polyacetylene having a repeat structure of the formula where spa is a spacer group and mes is a mesogenic substituent.
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- Anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal compounds
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Novel anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal compounds of the formula (1), STR1 wherein R is a linear alkyl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, X is a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, n is an integer of 2 to 7, p is an integer of 0 to 2 and C* is an asymmetric
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- Carboxylate compounds, liquid crystal materials liquid crystal compositions and liquid crystal elements
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There is provided a carboxylic acid compound represented by the following formulae (I) to (IV): STR1 a liquid crystal material consisting of the carboxylic acid ester compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the carboxylic acid ester compound, and a liquid crystal element using the carboxylic acid ester compound. There can be obtained advantages such as low operating temperature, high speed switching, very small electric power consumption, and high-stable contrast.
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- Synthesis and characterization of ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals derived from (2S)-2-(6-hydroxy-2-naphthyl)propionic acid
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A new series of chiral materials, hexyl(2s)-2-(6-(-4-(4′-alkoxyphenyl)benzoyloxy)-2′-naphthyl) 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 Sc* and antiferroelectric ScA* phases and a propensity to the formation of the ScA* 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 transverse dipole moment were also measured and are discussed in terms of the elongated alkyl chain length.
- Wu,Chen,Chen,Wang,Shy,Hsiue
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- Optically active alcohol and derivatives thereof, liquid crystal composition containing same and liquid crystal device
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Optically active compounds of general formulae STR1 wherein A is O or S, R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-22 carbon atoms, a hydroxy containing alkyl group, para-alkyl substituted phenyl, para-alkyl substituted biphenyl, hydroxyphenyl, hydroxybiphenyl or tosyl; R2 is an alkyl group having 2-8 carbon atoms; m is an integer of 0-5, n is 0 or 1, where when m=0, n is not 1; p is 0 or 1; q is 0 or 1; D and E are independently H or a halogen atom; R3 is a linear alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; and * and ** are asymmetric centers.
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- Thermal and Ferroelectric Properties of Novel Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals Containing α-Methylcinnamoyl Moiety in the Core Structure
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Six homologous series of novel ferroelectric liquid crystals containing α-methylcinnamoyl moiety in the core structure: have been synthesized and their thermal and ferroelectric properties have been investigated.The mesomorphic transition temperatures and the spontaneous polarization for the homologous series (IA, IB, IIA, IIB, IIIA and IIIB) depend on the core structure, the chiral group, and the terminal alkoxyl chain length.These homologous series show the chiral smectic C phase over wide temperature ranges including room temperature and the values of their maximum spontaneous polarization are in the range of 30 to 800 μC m-2.The thermal stability of the mesophase and the magnitude of the spontaneous polarization have been discussed from the view point of the molecular structure and the local molecular interactions.
- Nakauchi, Jun,Kageyama, Yoshitaka
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p. 2573 - 2578
(2007/10/02)
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