Electric-field response of discotic hexabenzocoronene (HBC) liquid crystals.
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A HBC derivative bearing six branched, space-demanding, alkyl side chains containing ether linkages has been synthesized and its thermotropic properties were investigated by polarization optical microscopy (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). To our surprise, this molecule can respond to electric fields, and the influences of alternating current (AC) and directing current (DC) electric field on the assembly of this molecule in liquid crystal cells were discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Molecules
دوره 16 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011