Synthesis and characterization of a cholesteric liquid crystal cholesteryl nonanoate

被引:5
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作者
Huang, Yuan Ming [1 ]
Guo, Ye-tang [1 ]
Ma, Qing-lan [1 ]
Liu, Wei-wei [1 ]
机构
[1] Yunnan Normal Univ, Coll Phys & Elect Informat, Kunming 650092, Yunnan, Peoples R China
来源
ADVANCES IN LIQUID CRYSTALS | 2010年 / 428-429卷
关键词
Cholesteric liquid crystal; Cholesteric phase; Selective reflection; Pitch;
D O I
10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.428-429.94
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
A cholesteric liquid crystal cholesteryl nonanoate was synthesized and then characterized by means of differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscopy. As temperature decreased from its clearing point, cholesteric phase was formed for cholesteryl nonanoate and accompanied by continuous evolution of colors in the focal conic textures. Furthermore, beautiful spherulite crystals were observed to grow out of the cholesteric phase as the crystallization continued. The evolution of the colors in recorded textures was contributed to temperature-dependent selective reflection of the liquid crystal.
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页码:94 / 97
页数:4
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