Title

High birefringence nematic liquid crystals for display and telecom applications

Authors

Authors

C. O. Catanescu; L. C. Chien;S. T. Wu

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Mol. Cryst. Liquid Cryst.

Keywords

birefringence; electro-optics; nematic; synthesis; tolanes; Crystallography

Abstract

Several compounds with high birefringence and having tolane structure were synthesized. For a high polarizability, isothiocyanato (NCS) terminal group was introduced. Another goal of this study was reduction of melting point and smectic phases by introduction of fluorine as lateral substituent. The transition temperatures for all the synthesized compounds and the refractive and dielectric indices for one of the compounds have been determined. Electro-optic (EO) measurements were also performed.

Journal Title

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volume

411

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Language

English

First Page

1135

Last Page

1144

WOS Identifier

WOS:000222524400009

ISSN

1058-725X

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