Effects of Composition on Thermo-Optical Properties of (Side Chain Smectic-A Liquid Crystalline Polymer/Low Molecular Weight Nematic Liquid Crystal/Chiral Dopant) Ternary Composite System

被引:3
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作者
Yang, Huai [1 ]
Yamane, Hirokazu [2 ]
Kikuchi, Hirotsugu [2 ]
Kajiyama, Tisato [2 ]
机构
[1] Jilin Univ, Inst Mat Sci, Changchun 130023, Peoples R China
[2] Kyushu Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Chem Sci & Technol, Higashi Ku, Fukuoka 812, Japan
关键词
Smectic-A phase; chiral nematic phase; phase transition; thermo-optical characteristics; a homeotropic boundary condition;
D O I
10.1080/10587259808042440
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
A drastic change from a transparent smectic-A (SmA) phase to a light-scattering chiral nematic (N*) one is achieved in [side chain smectic-A liquid crystalline polymer (SCSmALCP)/low molecular weight nematic liquid crystal (LMWNLC/chiral dopant] a ternary composite system with a homeotropic boundary condition. The light-scattering state of the induced N* phase can be resumed into the initially transparent SmA phase on cooling slowly, and be frozen in the SmA phase on cooling rapidly. The effects of the composition of the ternary composite system on such thermo-optical characteristics are investigated.
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页码:179 / 202
页数:24
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