High birefringence and high resistivity isothiocyanate-based nematic liquid crystal mixtures

    Authors

    S. Gauza; J. Li; S. T. Wu; A. Spadlo; R. Dabrowski; Y. N. Tzeng;K. L. Cheng

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Liq. Cryst.

    Keywords

    REFRACTIVE-INDEXES; DISPLAYS; PHASES; GELS; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Crystallography; Materials Science, ; Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    The molecular structures and physical properties of several single- and double-fluorinated isothiocyanatotolane, isothiocyanatocyclohexyltolane, and isothiocyanatoterphenyl compounds are reported. Two eutectic mixtures comprising these compounds are formulated and their properties evaluated. These mixtures exhibit a high birefringence, relatively low viscosity, high resistivity, and good photo and thermal stabilities. Potential applications of these mixtures for spatial light modulators, optical phased arrays, and high speed photonics are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Liquid Crystals

    Volume

    32

    Issue/Number

    8

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1077

    Last Page

    1085

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000232469200013

    ISSN

    0267-8292

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