PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES OF MIXTURES OF LOW MOLAR-MASS NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS WITH PHOTOCHROMIC FULGIDE GUEST DYES

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作者
ALLINSON, H [1 ]
GLEESON, HF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,SCHUSTER LAB,DEPT PHYS,LIQUID CRYSTAL GRP,MANCHESTER M13 9PL,LANCS,ENGLAND
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10.1080/02678299308026459
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O6 [化学];
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This paper considers how a low concentration (< 2 per cent w/w) of a photochrome dissolved in a liquid crystal affects the physical properties of the host mesogen. A novel class of photochromes, the fulgide based dyes, have been used to give a new approach in this area of study. Unlike many other light active dyes, the fulgides exhibit only a relatively small shape change. Because of this, the influence of the changes in the physical properties of the guest (for example, the dipole moment) are readily studied. Both thiophene and furan fulgide doped liquid crystal systems were studied in the irradiated and non-irradiated states and as a function of concentration. The changes in phase transition temperature, refractive index and order parameter for these various states as compared to the pure host liquid crystal have been measured to investigate the way in which the dye alters the mesomorphic properties of the host, on a molecular level.
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页数:10
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