Calculation of optical and dielectric anisotropy of nematic liquid crystals

被引:62
作者
Klasen, M [1 ]
Bremer, M
Gotz, A
Manabe, A
Naemura, S
Tarumi, K
机构
[1] Merck KGaA, Liquid Crystal Div, Liquid Crystal Res, D-64271 Darmstadt, Germany
[2] Merck Japan Ltd, Liquid Crystal Tech Ctr, Kanagawa, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1998年 / 37卷 / 8A期
关键词
nematic liquid crystal; optical anisotropy; dielectric anisotropy; molecular modelling;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.37.L945
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The optical birefringence (Delta n) and dielectric anisotropy las) of nematic liquid crystals were calculated using the well-known theories of Vuks and Maier-Meier, respectively. The molecular dipole moments and polarizabilities needed for the estimation were taken from semiempirical AM1 calculations. The calculated values are in good agreement wig the experimental results for the investigated compounds having different core structures and polar substituents.
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页码:L945 / L948
页数:4
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