X-ray microdiffraction study of the half-V-shaped switching liquid crystal

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Takada ◽  
Takashi Noma ◽  
Takeshi Togano ◽  
Taihei Mukaide ◽  
Atsuo Iida

Local layer structures and their formation process in a half-V-shaped switching ferroelectric liquid crystal (HV-FLC) were investigated by means of synchrotron X-ray microdiffraction. The HV-FLC is a FLC that has a cholesteric–chiral smectic C (Ch–SmC*) phase transition sequences. X-ray microdiffraction measurements revealed that the SmC* phase in the HV-FLC was composed of asymmetric chevron and inclined-bookshelf structures. In addition, temperature-controlled X-ray diffraction measurements showed that the transient layer structures appeared during the Ch to SmC* phase transition.

2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (Part 1, No. 7A) ◽  
pp. 4431-4437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Takada ◽  
Takashi Noma ◽  
Takeshi Togano ◽  
Taihei Mukaide ◽  
Atsuo Iida

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-239
Author(s):  
M. Hidaka ◽  
H. Akiyama ◽  
S. Kai ◽  
M. Iwasaki

2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 1162-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Henrissat ◽  
G K Hamer ◽  
M G Taylor ◽  
R H Marchessault

A series of dodecyl 1-thio-β-D-glycosides has been synthesized and characterized (DSC, NMR, CP MAS, X-ray diffraction) as possible new marking materials with liquid-crystalline properties. These compounds undergo solid to liquid crystal phase transitions at various temperatures, which depend on the nature of the carbohydrate part of the structure. Their liquid-crystalline phases show extreme shear thinning behaviour.Key words: liquid crystal, powder X-ray diffraction, phase transition, thioglycoside, solid-state NMR, marking material


2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan P. F. Lagerwall ◽  
David Coleman ◽  
Eva Körblova ◽  
Chris Jones ◽  
Renfan Shao ◽  
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