scholarly journals Characterization of polymer-liquid crystal blends

2001 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Filip ◽  
Cristofor Simionescu ◽  
Doina Macocinschi

Blends of semi-crystalline polymers (polyethylene adipate and two poly(ester-urethane) s) with liquid crystal cholesteryl palmitate with different compositions were prepared by solution casting. One of the poly(ester-urethane)s was based on 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI) and the other one on 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI). The miscibility and phase transition were investigated over the whole range of concentration by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing optical microscopy.

2015 ◽  
Vol 1123 ◽  
pp. 69-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supardi ◽  
Y. Yusuf ◽  
Harsoyo

We performed an experiment to characterize the four samples of main chain liquid crystal elastomers (MCLCEs) by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) method. Basic principle of this method is that difference in the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of the sample and reference is measured as a function of temperature. The temperature between the sample and reference is maintained nearly the same throughout the experiment. There were four samples with different concentrations of crosslinker we have taken, namely 8%, 12%, 14%, and 16%. The results showed that the phase transition from nematic to isotropic obtained by this method had correlation with their thermo-mechanical effects.


2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 1162-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Henrissat ◽  
G K Hamer ◽  
M G Taylor ◽  
R H Marchessault

A series of dodecyl 1-thio-β-D-glycosides has been synthesized and characterized (DSC, NMR, CP MAS, X-ray diffraction) as possible new marking materials with liquid-crystalline properties. These compounds undergo solid to liquid crystal phase transitions at various temperatures, which depend on the nature of the carbohydrate part of the structure. Their liquid-crystalline phases show extreme shear thinning behaviour.Key words: liquid crystal, powder X-ray diffraction, phase transition, thioglycoside, solid-state NMR, marking material


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 6344
Author(s):  
Philipp S. Borchers ◽  
Patrick Gerlach ◽  
Yihan Liu ◽  
Martin D. Hager ◽  
Andrea Balducci ◽  
...  

In this work, two new redox-active ionic liquids, one based on 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxide and the other based on 4,4′-bipyridine, are synthesized and characterized. A ferrocene-based redox-active ionic liquid is used for referencing the results. All ionic liquids are formed via salt-metathesis from halogenate to bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide. Their fundamental thermal characteristics are assessed with differential scanning calorimetry. While the imidazolium ionic liquids show no melting point, the phase transition is well observable for the viologen-based ionic liquid. The properties of the neat redox-active ionic liquids and of binary mixtures containing these ionic liquids (0.1 m) and 1-butyl-1-methyl pyrrolidinium-bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide have been investigated. Finally, the use of these binary mixtures in combination with activated carbon-based electrodes has been considered in view of the use of these redox-active electrolytes in supercapacitors.


2021 ◽  
pp. 152808372110417
Author(s):  
Zhou Zhao ◽  
Ningning Tong ◽  
Hong Song ◽  
Yan Guo ◽  
Jinmei Wang

In this work, a phase-change energy storage nonwoven fabric was made of polyurethane phase-change material (PUPCM) by a non-woven melt-blown machine. Polyethylene glycol 2000 was used as the phase transition unit and diphenyl-methane-diisocyanate as the hard segment to prepare PUPCM. Thermal stability of the PUPCM was evaluated through thermal stability analysis. The performance of pristine PUPCM was determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry to analyze the spinning technology of spinning temperature and the stretching process. Phase-change energy storage nonwoven fabric (413.22 g/m2) was prepared, and the morphology, solid–solid exothermic phase transition, mechanical properties, and the structures were characterized. The enthalpy of solid–solid exothermic phase transition reached 60.17 mJ/mg (peaked at 23.14°C). The enthalpy of solid–solid endothermic phase transition reached 67.09 mJ/mg (peaked at 34.34°C). The strength and elongation of phase-change energy storage nonwoven fabric were found suitable for garments and tent fabrics.


2010 ◽  
Vol 663-665 ◽  
pp. 787-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Lan Ma ◽  
Yuan Ming Huang

A bent-core liquid crystal compound N,N-bis (4-propoxybenzylidene)benzene- 1,3-diamine was synthesized. Phase transition properties of the synthesized compound with the deferent heating rate were characterized with differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscopy. , respectively. Our results demonstrated that the bent-core compound exhibited the completely undivided multi-phases in heating-rate ranges from 1oC/min to 6oC/min while it showed a broad-peak crystal phase in higher heating-rate ranges of 7-10oC/min for the first heating.


2012 ◽  
Vol 1403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christain Melchert ◽  
M. Behl ◽  
A. Lendlein

ABSTRACTThe control of phase transition behavior in liquid crystalline polymers could enable potential application in the field of actuators and sensors by enabling a higher actuator performance of liquid crystalline elastomers (LCE). In this context the phase transition behavior of siloxane based liquid crystalline copolymers synthesized from 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, 2-methyl-1,4-bis[4-(4-pentenyloxy)benzoyl]hydroquinone (M-MeHq), and 2-tert-butyl-1,4-bis[4-(4-pentenyloxy)benzoyl]hydroquinone (M-tBHq) was explored. The selected monomers provided different thermal stabilities of the nematic phase, while the non-flexible siloxane spacer suppressed a smectic phase. The mesogenic properties were studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarizing optical microscopy (POM), and wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS). With increasing fraction of M-MeHq the nematic phase of the copolymer was stabilized and a tailoring of relatively low TNI was achieved.


2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2176-2181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Palchik ◽  
Israel Felner ◽  
Gina Kataby ◽  
Aharon Gedanken

Amorphous iron oxide (Fe2O3) was prepared by the pyrolysis of iron pentacarbonyl [Fe(CO)5] in a modified domestic microwave oven in refluxing chlorobenzene as a solvent under air. The reaction time was 20 min. Partially separated particles of iron oxide, 2–3 nm in diameter, were obtained. The other part showed aggregated spheres with a diameter of 25–40 nm. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements showed an amorphous/crystalline phase transition at about 250 °C.


1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 759-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
DOINA MANAILA-MAXIMEAN ◽  
MAURIZIO FURLANI ◽  
RODICA BENA ◽  
BENGT-ERIK MELLANDER ◽  
CONSTANTIN ROSU ◽  
...  

We prepared polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) composite films using polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and the ferroelectric liquid crystal (LC) Felix 015/000 (Hoechst) by the solvent-induced phase separation method. We studied the phase transitions by the thermally stimulated depolarization currents (TSDC) method and by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), for the composite film and the corresponding liquid crystal. Polarized microscopy was also used to characterize the phase transitions. When the LC is mixed with the PMMA, its characteristic transition temperatures are shifted down a few degrees and the current peaks revealed by the TSDC method are broadened due to the dispersion of microdroplets and the consequential presence of a large interface between the LC and the polymer matrix.


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