Anchoring transition of bent-rod liquid crystal dimers on different surfaces

Non-symmetrical dimers have been synthesised, in which bent- and rod-shaped mesogenic molecules are linked by a flexible polymethylene spacer -(CH 2 ) n -. It has been shown that compounds in which n = 5, 6 or 7 exhibit one (nematic), two (nematic and smectic), and no mesogenic phases, respectively....

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Published in:Liquid crystals 2010-07, Vol.37 (6-7), p.883-892
Main Authors: Lee, Guksik, Jeong, Hyeon-cheol, Araoka, Fumito, Ishikawa, Ken, Gun Lee, Jong, Kang, Kyung-Tae, Cepic, Mojca, Takezoe, Hideo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anchoring transition
Anisotropy
bent-rod liquid crystal dimer
Crystal surfaces
Crystallography
dielectric anisotropy
Liquid crystal polymers
Materials science
Molecules
perfluoropolymer
phenomenological theory
polyimide
surface interaction
Temperature
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Summary:Non-symmetrical dimers have been synthesised, in which bent- and rod-shaped mesogenic molecules are linked by a flexible polymethylene spacer -(CH 2 ) n -. It has been shown that compounds in which n = 5, 6 or 7 exhibit one (nematic), two (nematic and smectic), and no mesogenic phases, respectively. These exhibit a variety of anchoring transition behaviours depending on the mesogenic molecules (n = 5 or 6) and surfaces (polyimide surfaces for homeotropic and planar alignment, or a perfluoropolymer surface). Discontinuous and continuous planar-to-homeotropic orientational changes take place with decreasing temperature. These differences may originate from different dielectric anisotropy, and steric interactions caused by the directional relationship of bent and rod mesogens, depending on the length of the spacer. A possible explanation is suggested on the basis of surface-molecule interactions.
ISSN:0267-8292
1366-5855
DOI:10.1080/02678292.2010.481904