EFFECT OF MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF CHIRAL FLUORINATED COMPOUNDS ON SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATION OF FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS

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作者
KODEN, M [1 ]
SHIOMI, M [1 ]
NAKAGAWA, K [1 ]
FUNADA, F [1 ]
AWANE, K [1 ]
YAMAZAKI, T [1 ]
KITAZUME, T [1 ]
机构
[1] TOKYO INST TECHNOL, DEPT BIOENGN, MEGURO KU, TOKYO 152, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 7B期
关键词
FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; CHIRAL COMPOUND; TRIFLUOROMETHYL GROUP; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATION; MODEL FOR PS;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.30.L1300
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The trans and cis isomers derived from chiral 1-trifluoromethyl-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol were prepared as chiral dopants of ferroelectric liquid crystals. They were doped to an achiral compound possessing a smectic C phase, and the induced spontaneous polarization of the mixtures was investigated. The observed spontaneous polarization for the trans isomer is larger than that for the cis isomer. The signs and values of spontaneous polarization were explained by a model which examined the fitness of two typical conformers possessing positive and negative spontaneous polarization to the zigzag conformation of molecules in the smectic C phase.
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页码:L1300 / L1302
页数:3
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