Molecular organization by head to tail recognition for polar liquid crystals

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Yoshizawa ◽  
Tsuyoshi Narumi ◽  
Harutada Dewa ◽  
Shinobu Hatai ◽  
Norihisa Araake ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Polar Liquid ◽  
Molecular Organization

Flexoelastic properties of polar liquid crystals

2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ilk Capar ◽  
A. Nar ◽  
A. V. Zakharov ◽  
A. A. Vakulenko
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Polar Liquid

scholarly journals A simple theory of molecular organization in fullerene-containing liquid crystals

2005 ◽  
Vol 123 (16) ◽  
pp. 164904 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. Peroukidis ◽  
A. G. Vanakaras ◽  
D. J. Photinos
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Simple Theory ◽  
Molecular Organization

The Processing of LC Thermosets in Orienting External Fields

1996 ◽  
Vol 425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilmar Körner ◽  
Atsushi Shiota ◽  
Christopher K. Ober
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Optical Filters ◽  
Mechanical Anisotropy ◽  
Molecular Organization ◽  
External Fields ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Structural Applications

Liquid crystals may possess macroscopically aligned structural, electrical and optical properties when oriented in external fields which leads to a wide range of applications including optical filters, displays, and data storage devices. Combining the properties of thermosets [1, 2] with the properties of liquid crystals (LC) is a logical step towards creating new materials. The development of liquid crystalline thermosets (LCT) has been motivated by their potential use in structural applications and the need for more adaptable polymeric materials with tunable strength and stiffness as well as tailored mechanical anisotropy. It is known that mechanical properties of conventional thermosets are determined by many factors including curing agent, filler, degree of cure, crosslink density, glass transition temperature, and accelerator. In LCT's all of these factors will ultimately be controlled by the both the molecular organization and orientation of the LC phase.

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