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A ferroelectric liquid crystal dimer: Synthesis and properties
Author(s) -
Marcos Mercedes,
Omenat Ana,
Serrano José Luis,
Sierra Teresa,
Ezcurra Amaya
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19920040409
Subject(s) - ferroelectricity , materials science , dimer , liquid crystal , side chain , polarization (electrochemistry) , chain (unit) , polymer , nonlinear optical , crystallography , nonlinear system , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , dielectric , physics , astronomy , quantum mechanics
Chiral liquid‐crystalline phases are of great interest due to their nonlinear optical and ferroelectric properties. Side‐chain FLCPs (ferroelectric liquid crystal polymers) are known but no main chain FLCPs have been reported, only a limited number of FLC dimers which are used as models for the main chain compounds being known. Here, a new dimer is presented (see figure) which exhibits a high spontaneous polarization.