Three ring dioxanes as dopants enhancing the stability of the smectic C phase |
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Authors: | J. Szulc K. Czupry ski R. Dabrowski J. Przedmojski |
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Affiliation: | a Military Technical Academy, Warsaw, Polandb Warsaw Technical University, Warsaw, Poland |
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Abstract: | Searching for compounds which could be useful as modifiers of smectic C mixtures, we have synthesized four homologous series of three ring dioxanes, 2BBD, 5BBD, 2CBD, and 5CBD. Their phase transition temperatures and enthalpies were measured and their liquid crystal phases identified. Compounds belonging to series n-BBD form smectic Bcr phases for shorter alkyl chains, and smectic Bcr and A phases, for longer chains. Compounds belonging to the n-CBD series exhibit the smectic A phase, but those with longer alkyl chains have exclusively smectic B phases and those with short tails have other low temperature, highly ordered smectic phases. The compounds were added to smectic C mixture and it was found that some can be useful as dopants. Compounds with longer alkyl tails in the molecule are more suitable for this purpose; the type of ring in the core is less important. |
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