Molecular Dynamic of (4-(4'Octylobiphenyl)carboxylan) 4-(2-methylobuthyl) phenol Liquid Crystal Having Blue Phase Seen via the Dielectric Spectroscopy Method

• Authors: W. Otowski , G. Lewińska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

(4-(4'octylobiphenyl)carboxylan) 4-(2-methylobuthyl) phenol (CE8), the substance showing complex polymorphism, has been investigated using the dielectric spectroscopy method. This substance exhibited polymorphism during heating and cooling: a few smectic phases, a cholesteric phase, and a blue phase as well. Despite the fact that the substance polymorphism depends on the rate of heat flow existing of the blue phase has been confirmed by polarizing microscopic observations as well as dielectric spectroscopy investigations.

Keywords

EN

61.30.Pq; 61.30.Eb; 64.70.M-; 42.70.Df

Discipline

• 61.30.Eb: Experimental determinations of smectic, nematic, cholesteric, and other structures
• 61.30.Pq: Microconfined liquid crystals: droplets, cylinders, randomly confined liquid crystals, polymer dispersed liquid crystals, and porous systems
• 64.70.M-: Transitions in liquid crystals
• 42.70.Df: Liquid crystals(for structure of liquid crystals, see 61.30.-v)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 125
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1152-1158

Dates

published

2014-05

received

2013-07-29

(unknown)

2013-09-23

Contributors

author

W. Otowski

• Institute of Physics, Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland

author

G. Lewińska

• Institute of Physics, Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.125.1152