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Broad Temperature Range Of Chiral Smectic C Phase In Some Ferroelectric Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes Containing Oligooxyethylene Spacers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

G. H. Hsiue ,
J. H. Chen  and
C. S. Hsu
G. H. Hsiue
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C.
J. H. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C.
C. S. Hsu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C.
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Abstract

The Mesomorphic behaviors of some ferroelectric liquid crystalline monomers and side-chain polysiloxanes studied by X-ray diffraction Measurement, differential scanning calorimeter and polarizing Microscope. All obtained polymers exhibit wide temperature range of chiral smectic C phase including room temperature.

These Mesogenic structures contain oligooxyethylene spacers and (S)-2-Methyl-l -butyl chiral tail via a three phenyl ester linkage (i.e. -Ph-COO-Ph-Ph- or -Ph-Ph-COO-Ph-). Two series of monomers with different biphenyl group linkage position were compared. One shows a novel twisted smectic A phase, in addition to the liquid crystalline sequence (Ch→SA→Sc*) obtained between cholesteric phase and smectic A phase. It also presents an unusual smectic A and chiral smectic C phase.

All the prepared polymers present smectic Mesomorphism. As the unit of flexible oligooxyethylene spacers increases, the clearing temperature decreases and the stability of the smectic phase also increases.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 328: Symposium Q – Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid State Materials , 1993 , 697
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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