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In situ photopolymerized, oriented liquid‐crystalline diacrylates with high thermal conductivities
Author(s) -
Hammerschmidt Albert,
Geibel Kurt,
Strohmer Franz
Publication year - 1993
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.19930050206
Subject(s) - materials science , photopolymer , liquid crystal , monomer , thermal , polymer , anisotropy , liquid crystalline , chemical engineering , thermal conductivity , composite material , range (aeronautics) , optics , optoelectronics , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
Long‐range‐oriented liquid‐crystalline polymers (LCPs) can exhibit anisotropic mechanical, optical, electrical, and magnetic properties. The macroscopic orientation of LCPs proceeds relatively slowly and incompletely compared to low molecular weight liquid crystals. Here, the photopolymerization of thin films of nematically ordered LC monomers is shown to lead to oriented LCPs with high thermal conductivities.