Non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers: High thermal stability in nematic phase enhanced by thiophene-2-carboxylate moiety

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 506, Issue , 2009, Pages 134-149

  Yeap, Guan Yeow ^a   Hng, Tiang Chuan ^a   Takeuchi, Daisuke ^b   Osakada, Kohtaro ^b   Ahmad Kamil Mahmood, Wan ^a   Ito, Masato M ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enantiotropic N phase; High thermal stability; Non symmetric liquid crystal dimers; Thiophene

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATE MOIETY; ENANTIOTROPIC N PHASE; FLEXIBLE SPACER; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL DIMER; MESOGENIC CORES; MESOGENIC UNITS; METHYLENE SPACERS; NEMATIC PHASE; NON-SYMMETRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DIMERS; PHASE TEMPERATURE;

CARBOXYLATION; DIMERS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PARAFFINS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIOPHENE;

PHASE STABILITY;

EID: 68949101757     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400902987248     Document Type: Article

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