Title

New fluorinated terphenyl isothiocyanate liquid crystals

Authors

Authors

A. Parish; S. Gauza; S. T. Wu; J. Dziaduszek;R. Dabrowski

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Liq. Cryst.

Keywords

HIGH-BIREFRINGENCE; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Crystallography; Materials Science, ; Multidisciplinary

Abstract

High birefringence (Delta n > 0.4) nematic liquid crystals are particularly attractive for infrared applications because they enable a thinner cell gap to be used for achieving a fast response time. In this experiment, we evaluate the mesomorphic and physical properties of several fluorinated NCS terphenyl compounds. These compounds have Delta n similar to 0.35 in the visible spectral region and relatively low viscosity. In terms of applications, these compounds can be used as a dopant to enhance the figure-of-merit of commercial mixtures for display applications. We can also formulate high birefringence eutectic mixtures using solely NCS terphenyl compounds for near-IR laser beam steering applications.

Journal Title

Liquid Crystals

Volume

35

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02678290701749917

Language

English

First Page

79

Last Page

86

WOS Identifier

WOS:000252356000010

ISSN

0267-8292

Recommended Citation

"New fluorinated terphenyl isothiocyanate liquid crystals" (2008). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 816.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/816