Ferroelektrische Flüssigkristall - Mischungen mit Kohlenhydrat - Derivaten als Dotierstoffe / Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Mixtures with Carbohydrate Derivates as Dopants

For the first time carbohydrate derivatives were studied as dopants for calamitic smectic phases. Fast switching ferroelectric cells could be realized, and electroclinic effects were observed. By inversion of configuration at a chiral center of these compounds switching times, solubility, and helical twisting power vary by orders of magnitude. The studied derivatives showed modest solubility properties.