Abstract
An antiferroelectric liquid crystal material, (S)-4-[4-(dodecyloxycarbonylphenoxy)-2-chloropropionyl] phenyl 4-(4-[2-chloro-3-(4-benzamidoacetyloxyphenyl)propionyloxy] benzoyloxy)benzoate (DCPCPB), has been designed and synthesized by using L-tyrosine as a chiral source. Preliminary investigations of the ferroelectric properties of the present material show a high magnitude of spontaneous polarization (190 nC cm-2) and response times (135mus) in the antiferroelectric SmC* phase. The possible molecular contributions towards the appearance A of the antiferroelectric phase are summarized.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 859-862 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Liquid Crystals |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-01-1999 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics