纤维素及其衍生物液晶研究新进展

本文全面地综述了纤维素及其衍生物溶致性液晶和热致性液晶的形成, 液晶性与大分子链结构, 以及具有胆甾型液晶相结构的纤维素衍生物复合材料等方面的最新研究进展。     

半刚性乙酰氧丙基纤维素的制备与液晶相转变的影响研究

以羟丙基纤维素为原料,通过酯化反应合成了分子量较高的乙酰氧丙基纤维素,并用ＦＴ－ＩＲ表征了化学结构。以ＤＳＣ,Ｘ－ｒａｙ衍射ＰＬＭ和ＳＡＬＳ手段研究了产物的热致液晶相转变及其影响因素和溶致液晶性。实验表明,产物的乙酰基含量受合成温度和反应时间影响,其热致液晶的相转变温度和温域随乙酰基含量变化。     

聚对氧化偶氮苯酚酯系列热致性液晶高分子的合成及液晶态研究

本文用界面缩聚法合成聚对氧化偶氧苯酚酯系列热致性液晶高分子。并用DSC,X-光衍射和偏光显微镜对其结构和液晶相进行了表征与研究。观察液晶态织态结构,计算液晶态时分子链间距,并观察聚合物取向液晶态的结晶结构。     

液晶基元直接横挂于主链上的液晶共聚物研究

以含有液晶基元的单体，２，５－双（４－甲氧基苯甲酰氧基）苯乙烯与丙烯醇，通过自由基共聚合反应，首次合成了一系列含液晶性单体和非液晶性单体两种结构的共聚物．采用ＤＳＣ、偏光显微镜和Ｘ－衍射方法研究了共聚物的液晶行为，发现单体和所有的共聚物均有明显的热致液晶性及较宽的液晶态温度范围；随共聚物中液晶性单体含量增加，共聚物玻璃化转变温度Ｔｇ和热分解温度Ｔｄ有所上升，但Ｔｇ的变化较小．     

含柔性链的液晶双马来酰亚胺／双烯丙基氧基联苯共聚物的合成

合成了含柔性链（Ｃ１０）的液晶双马来酰亚胺与双烯丙基氧基联苯的共聚物，经ＦＴＩＲ、ＤＳＣ、偏光显微镜表征了该共聚物的结构及液晶性，结果表明：二者发生共聚反应，且共聚反应快于均聚反应，形成的共聚物具有较好的热致液晶性。     

热致液晶性聚酯酰胺的研究进展

热致液晶性聚酯酰胺由于其独特的化学结构，形成了一新的液晶聚合物体系，本文就类热致性晶聚合物体系的研究进展作进行了述评。     

壳聚糖及其衍生物溶液浇铸膜的结构研究

用偏光显微镜小角光散射、扫描电镜和大角度X-光衍射技术研究了壳聚糖及其衍生物丁酸壳聚糖、苯甲酸壳聚糖的溶液浇铸膜的结构。用低于液晶临界浓度的稀溶液能制备具有液晶织构的膜。观察到指纹状织构、正光性滴状织构和负光性滴状织构．后两种滴状织构内分子自组织构型分别为辐射型和双极型。     

塑料增强的新途径——热致液晶高聚物的增强作用

评价了热致液晶高聚物作为高性能成型材料的特点。综述了由增强性的热致液晶高聚物和热塑料聚合物基体组成的原位复合材料及其制备、结构和性能。也讨论了今后研究这一塑料增强新途径时要注意的诱导取向和相容性。     

氰忆内基壳聚糖的溶致和热致液晶性研究

从壳聚糖出发先羟丙基化再氰乙基化,合成了氰乙基羟丙基壳聚糖,氰乙基羟丙基壳聚糖（ＣＨＮＨＰＣＳ）和羟丙基壳聚糖（ＨＰＣＳ）两者都有胆甾型溶致液晶性,浓溶液 纹太织构,在二氯乙酸中,前者的临界浓度２９％,质量分数,下同）高于后者（１７％）,这一结果可以用引入氰乙基增加了分子间作用力从而使得链刚性增加来解释,ＣＮＨＰＣＳ在熔点１９３℃和分解温度２２０℃之间很窄的温区内观察到有热致溶液晶胆寻相,ＣＮＨＰ     

液晶性芳香酰胺化合物的合成

合成了一系列炖粹以酰胺基为中心桥键的刚性芳香酰胺小分子化合物，并对其作了表征，发现其中有些化合物具有液晶性。酰胺键之间能形成很强的分子间氢键，使芳香酰胺小分子化合物的熔点很高，难于形成液成液晶态。研究发现，如果在这类化合物的中心苯环上引入合适的取代基以减弱分子间氢键，同时引入合适的末端基时，则可使芳香酰胺化合物生成液晶相的能力增强。     

Orthoconic liquid crystals — A case study

Since the early investigations on liquid crystals it was realized how the confining surfaces often determine the textures and even properties of the material. This influence is particularly complex and important for chiral materials. When we come to chiral smectics the surfaces may have dramatic effects. These are illustrated on the ferroelectric liquid crystals; they then again increase in importance for the antiferroelectric liquid crystals where the most recent example is given by the orthoconic liquid crystals.     

含氟液晶研究进展

本文简述了含氟液晶的研究进展。根据小分子含氟液晶中氟原子或含氟基团的位置不同,将其分为3类：末端是氟原子或含氟基团的液晶、苯环上氢原子被氟原子取代的液晶、中心桥键上的氢原子被氟原子取代的液晶。根据小分子含氟液晶特点,归纳了氟原子或含氟基团对液晶分子物理性质的影响。同时对高分子含氟液晶的研究进展也做了介绍。     

乙基纤维素液晶的螺旋性质及影响因素的研究

以乙基纤维素／丙烯酸体系为例，对乙基纤维素液晶的胆甾相性质及其影响因素进行了研究，测定了体系胆甾相结构的螺距。结果表明，乙基纤维素／丙烯酸液晶体的螺旋方向为左旋，随溶液液浓度的增大，胆甾相结构的螺距减小。胆甾相结合的螺距还明显地受到温度，压力、溶剂组成，高分子掺杂等因素的影响。     

几类非常规液晶材料的研究进展

本文综述了液晶二聚体、多爪型液晶及香蕉形液晶等几类非常规液晶材料的研究进展。结合笔者近几年的研究积累,着重介绍:(1)液晶二聚体的分子结构与液晶态结构及液晶二聚体所特有的奇偶效应与近晶多形性;(2)多爪型液晶的分子结构与液晶态结构的特点及由于兼有棒状分子与盘状分子的结构特点而具备的特殊的相变性质;(3)香蕉形液晶的分子结构与液晶态结构及香蕉形液晶所特有的手性与极化序。在介绍各类液晶材料的特点及研究热点的同时,围绕分子结构与液晶态结构的关系这一主题,深入讨论了各种液晶材料形成特殊分子排列及表现出特殊物理性质的机理。     

Mesophases II

In the continuation of a review of the classification, properties and applications of mesophases, the general features of thermodynamic data of thermotropic liquid–crystalline phase transitions are surveyed. The orientation of molecules in liquid–crystalline mesophases is discussed in relation to the electrical properties. Some applications of mesophases are outlined. After surveys of both the structural classes of lyotropic mesophases and the properties of plastic crystals in cubic phases, the thermodynamic, structural and other properties of all mesophases-are summarily considered in relation to the present state of the knowledge in this field.     

乙基氰乙基纤维素／聚丙烯酸复合物及大分子胆甾型液晶相的形态结构特征

对乙基氰乙基纤维素／丙烯酸胆甾型液晶溶液的液晶性，液晶态的织构特征，丙烯酸在液晶溶液中的聚合反应及在反应过程中胆甾型液晶相结构和性能的变化等方面进行了研究，     

Field dependence of liquid-crystalline phase in liquid-crystal and carbon nanotubes composite

Due to their exceptional properties, liquid crystals are useful for a wide range of applications. As reported in the literature, a slight dispersion of liquid crystals with carbon nanotubes has a detectable effect on the liquid-crystal properties making them appropriate for various applications. The present work reports a new application of these composites disclosing a process of transformation of commercially available high-temperature liquid crystals into low-temperature liquid crystals. This is accomplished by using high concentration of carbon nanotubes in liquid-crystal materials wherein the carbon nanotubes form cluster inside the liquid-crystal cells. The application of bias on these heavily doped samples resulted in the appearance of liquid-crystal phases at room temperature which, in the case of pure liquid crystals, were observable only at high temperature. The process is reversible and hence phase change can be controlled by external field.     

Effect of Fullerene Volume Fraction on Two‐Dimensional Crystal‐Constructed Supramolecular Liquid Crystals

The volume fraction plays an important role in phase segregated soft matters. We demonstrate here that at high fullerene volume fraction in soft chain‐tethered‐fullerene dyads, different two‐dimensional (2D) crystal‐constructed smectic‐like lamella liquid crystalline (LC) phases can be formed with triple‐layer (S_T phase) or quadruple‐layer (S_Q phase) stacking of fullerenes in 2D crystals. The combination of 2D crystal and LC properties in one system affords these fullerene dyads controlled electron mobility in the range of 10^?5–10^?3 cm² V^?1 s^?1 at room temperature (S_T phase), by regulating the insulated soft layer thickness between 2D crystals via the manipulation of fullerene volume fraction.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of four-ring liquid crystals containing cyclohexyl,phenyl and pyridyl units

Two series of chiral and achiral 4-[(3-n-alkoxycarbonylpyridyl)-6-ethynyl]phenyl 4-(trans-4-n-alkylcyclohexyl)benzoate liquid crystals have been synthesized. Their mesomorphic properties were observed and measured by polarizing optical microscopy and DSC. A broad chiral smectic C phase was observed when terminal chains contained a chiral centre.     

Advances in Metal‐Free Heterocycle‐Based Columnar Liquid Crystals

Liquid crystals are ordered soft materials formed by self‐organized molecules and can potentially be used as new functional materials for electron‐, ion‐ or molecular‐transport; optical; and bio‐active materials. In particular, the columnar liquid crystals are promising candidates used in various optical and electronic devices. For this purpose, design and synthesis of unconventional materials are essential. In this review, we have summarized several approaches for the synthesis of columnar liquid crystals composed of various heterocyclic systems. We also outline their liquid crystalline and other relevant properties, and their suitability for applications in diverse fields.