Recovery of a reversed phase sequence in one ternary liquid-crystal-mixture system

The nOHFBBB1M7 (n=10) compound, 10OHF, shows a reversed SmC{FI2}-SmC phase sequence, unique among all known antiferroelectric liquid crystals. This reversed phase sequence is stabilized when 10OHF is doped with 9OTBBB1M7(C9) or 11OTBBB1M7(C11). In contrast, doping of the homologous members ( n=9 , 1...

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Published inPhysical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Vol. 79; no. 2 Pt 1; p. 021706
Main Authors Wang, Shun, Pan, Lidong, McCoy, B K, Wang, S T, Pindak, R, Nguyen, H T, Huang, C C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2009
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Summary:The nOHFBBB1M7 (n=10) compound, 10OHF, shows a reversed SmC{FI2}-SmC phase sequence, unique among all known antiferroelectric liquid crystals. This reversed phase sequence is stabilized when 10OHF is doped with 9OTBBB1M7(C9) or 11OTBBB1M7(C11). In contrast, doping of the homologous members ( n=9 , 11, or 12) eliminates the SmC{FI2} phase. One 10OHF/11OHF mixture without the SmC{FI2} phase was selected for further studies. By adding C9 into this particular mixture, the reversed phase sequence is revived. To our surprise, even though 11OHF destabilizes the SmC_{FI2} phase in binary mixtures with 10OHF, it significantly increases the SmC_{FI2} temperature range in the 10OHF/11OHF/C9 ternary mixtures.
ISSN:1539-3755
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.79.021706