scholarly journals Antiferroelectric Bent-Core Liquid Crystal for Possible High-Power Capacitors and Electrocaloric Devices

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 652
Author(s):  
Rony Saha ◽  
Chenrun Feng ◽  
Alexey Eremin ◽  
Antal Jákli
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
High Power ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Compound A ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Liquid Crystal Material ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Structure ◽  
Sulfur Containing

We present small-angle X-ray scattering, polarized optical microscopy and electric current measurements of a sulfur-containing bent-core liquid crystal material for characterization of the layer and director structures, thermally and electrically driven transitions between antiferroelectric and ferroelectric structures and switching properties. It was found that the material has polarization-modulated homochiral synclinic ferroelectric (SmCsPFmod), homochiral anticlinic antiferroelectric (SmCaPA) and racemic synclininc antiferroelectric (SmCsPA) structures that can be reversibly switched between each other either thermally and/or electrically. High switching polarization combined with softness of the liquid crystalline structure makes this compound a good candidate for applications in high-power capacitors and electrocaloric devices.

Characterization of some mesogenic alkyl 1-thioglycosides

2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 1162-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Henrissat ◽  
G K Hamer ◽  
M G Taylor ◽  
R H Marchessault
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Liquid Crystal Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Phases

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

scholarly journals Enhanced ordering in length-polydisperse carbon nanotube solutions at high concentrations as revealed by small angle X-ray scattering

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vida Jamali ◽  
Francesca Mirri ◽  
Evan G. Biggers ◽  
Robert A. Pinnick ◽  
Lucy Liberman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Quantitative Characterization ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Ray Scattering

Quantitative characterization of the phase behavior of carbon nanotube liquid crystalline solutions at high concentrations using polarized light microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering

Small angle X-ray scattering study of porosity variation in a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer

1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 1675-1681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Baldrian ◽  
Božena N. Kolarz ◽  
Henrik Galina
Keyword(s):  
Small Angle ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Porosity Variation ◽  
Swelling Agent ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Styrene Divinylbenzene ◽  
Ray Scattering

Porosity variations induced by swelling agent exchange were studied in a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer. Standard methods were used in the characterization of copolymer porosity in the dry state and the results were compared with related structural parameters derived from small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements as developed for the characterization of two-phase systems. The SAXS method was also used for porosity determination in swollen samples. The differences in the porosity of dry samples were found to be an effect of the drying process, while in the swollen state the sample swells and deswells isotropically.

First characterization of chemical environments using energy dispersive inelastic x-ray scattering induced by an x-ray tube

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 013102
Author(s):  
Roberto Daniel Pérez ◽  
Juan José Leani ◽  
José Ignacio Robledo ◽  
Héctor Jorge Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dispersive ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Ray Scattering

Nanostructural Characterization of Oleyl Acid Phosphate in Poly-α-olefin Using Small-angle X-ray Scattering

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 823-825
Author(s):  
Yojiro Oba ◽  
Ryuhei Motokawa ◽  
Masahiro Hino ◽  
Nozomu Adachi ◽  
Yoshikazu Todaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Angle ◽  
Acid Phosphate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Ray Scattering

scholarly journals Precise and nondestructive characterization of a ‘buried’ nanostructure in a polymer thin film using synchrotron radiation ultra-small angle X-ray scattering

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takamichi Shinohara ◽  
Tomoko Shirahase ◽  
Daiki Murakami ◽  
Taiki Hoshino ◽  
Moriya Kikuchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Polymer Thin Film ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Nondestructive Characterization ◽  
Ray Scattering

In situsmall-angle X-ray scattering characterization of X-ray-induced local heating

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 2078-2080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Witala ◽  
Jun Han ◽  
Andreas Menzel ◽  
Kim Nygård
Keyword(s):  
Local Heating ◽  
Liquid Mixtures ◽  
Glass Capillary ◽  
Sample Container ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Synchrotron Light ◽  
Ray Scattering

It is shown that small-angle X-ray scattering from binary liquid mixtures close to the critical point of demixing can be used forin situcharacterization of beam-induced heating of liquid samples. For demonstration purposes, the proposed approach is applied on a well studied critical mixture of water and 2,6-lutidine. Given a typical incident X-ray flux at a third-generation synchrotron light source and using a 1.5 mm-diameter glass capillary as sample container, a beam-induced local temperature increase of 0.45 ± 0.10 K is observed.

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