Abstract
We measured, using a phase modulation technique, the optical rotation in the isotropic and blue phases of a side group cholesteric liquid crystalline silicone polymer. For comparison, similar measurements were performed on cholesteryl nonanoate (CN) and CE6. The polymer has a selective reflection close to that of CE6 and a chiral mesogenic side group chemically similar to CN. The optical activity data for the polymer, unlike those for low molecular mass liquid crystals, does not follow a simple Landau-de Gennes temperature dependence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 697-701 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Liquid Crystals |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Liquid crystals (cholesteric; optical activity of side group cholesteric liq. cryst. silicone in isotropic and blue phases); Optical activity (optical activity of side group cholesteric liq. cryst. silicone in isotropic and blue phases); Polysiloxanes Role: PRP (Properties) (optical activity of side group cholesteric liq. cryst. silicone in isotropic and blue phases)
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