Dielectric studies under high pressure on strongly polar liquid crystals exhibiting monolayer smectic A phase |
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Authors: | K.L. Sandhya U.S. Hiremath C.V. Yelamaggad |
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Affiliation: | Centre for Liquid Crystal Research, Jalahalli, Bangalore 560013, India |
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Abstract: | Dielectric studies have been performed at elevated pressures on two compounds of a homologous series possessing a strongly polar terminal group and three phenyl rings in their molecular structure. This is the first high pressure dielectric study on such systems that exhibit a monolayer smectic A phase. Also notable is the fact that these compounds show a dual frequency response, a promising feature for fast liquid crystal display devices. The low frequency relaxation recorded in the nematic and smectic A phases is attributed to the reorientation of the molecules about the short axis. The temperature and pressure dependence of the relaxation frequency of this mode as well as the involved activation parameters are discussed. At a given relative temperature the relaxation frequency decreases as the pressure is increased. However, the parameter that characterizes the temperature dependences of the relaxation frequency, viz., the activation enthalpy, has a very weak dependence on pressure. In contrast, the activation volume shows a linear decrease with temperature. |
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Keywords: | High pressure Dielectric studies Polar compounds Liquid crystals |
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