Title
Fast Switching in the Vicinity of Smectic-to-Nematic Phase Transition in High Birefringence Isothiocyanate Mixtures
Abbreviated Journal Title
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.
Keywords
TOLANE LIQUID-CRYSTALS; BICOMPONENT; TEMPERATURE; Physics, Applied
Abstract
Two series of high birefringence liquid crystal compounds, isothiocyanato phenyl-tolane and terphenyl, and mixtures were prepared and their physical properties evaluated. Depending on the terminal alkyl chain length, different mesomorphic sequences were observed. In the vicinity of nematic-to-smectic transition, the visco-elastic coefficient decreases, instead of increase, as the temperature decreases. We investigated the possibility of extending the observed phenomenon from single compounds to mixtures for practical applications. This behavior is useful for improving the response time of a liquid crystal device, if the operating temperature can be accurately controlled. (C) 2009 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Journal Title
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
48
Issue/Number
8
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
6
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0021-4922
Recommended Citation
"Fast Switching in the Vicinity of Smectic-to-Nematic Phase Transition in High Birefringence Isothiocyanate Mixtures" (2009). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 1561.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/1561
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