Electric birefringence of some nematic liquid crystals having hexyl tail

H. Khoshsima; H. Tajalli; A. Ghanadzadeh; R. Dabrowski

doi:10.1117/12.620884

6 October 2005 Electric birefringence of some nematic liquid crystals having hexyl tail

H. Khoshsima, H. Tajalli, A. Ghanadzadeh, R. Dabrowski

Proceedings Volume 5947, Liquid Crystals: Optics and Applications; 59470P (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620884
Event: Congress on Optics and Optoelectronics, 2005, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Electro-optical Kerr effect data have been obtained for 6CB, 6CHBT, 6PCH and 6BOBT at temperatures above the nematic-isotropic transition temperature. All the compounds had a positive Kerr constant which increased with decreasing of temperature. The second order phase transition temperatures, T*, were determined for these compounds. The linear dependence of (T - T*)^-1 on the Kerr constant is found to be relatively in good agreement with the predications of the Landau-De Gennes model. The replacement of aromatic ring by a flexible cyclohexyl group and or by a bulkier bicyclooctane has a marked effect on the birefringence. Hexyl 4-(4-isothiocyanato-phenyl) bicycle [2,2,2] octane, 6BOBT, with the highest transition temperature had the lowest Kerr constant. In contrast, hexyl cyanobiphenyl,6CB, showed the largest Kerr constant (6BOBT → 6CHBT ≈ 6PCH → 6CB). The effect of the rigid core and polar head group of the liquid crystals was investigated.

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H. Khoshsima, H. Tajalli, A. Ghanadzadeh, and R. Dabrowski "Electric birefringence of some nematic liquid crystals having hexyl tail", Proc. SPIE 5947, Liquid Crystals: Optics and Applications, 59470P (6 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620884

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