Highly Elastic Liquid Crystals with a Sub‐nanonewton Bending Elastic Constant Mediated by the Resident Molecular Assemblies | Zendy

Aya Satoshi | Zendy; Obara Haruki | Zendy; Pociecha Damian | Zendy; Araoka Fumito | Zendy; Okano Kunihiko | Zendy; Ishikawa Ken | Zendy; Gorecka Ewa | Zendy; Yamashita Takashi | Zendy; Takezoe Hideo | Zendy

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Highly Elastic Liquid Crystals with a Sub‐nanonewton Bending Elastic Constant Mediated by the Resident Molecular Assemblies

Author(s) -

Aya Satoshi,

Obara Haruki,

Pociecha Damian,

Araoka Fumito,

Okano Kunihiko,

Ishikawa Ken,

Gorecka Ewa,

Yamashita Takashi,

Takezoe Hideo

Publication year - 2014

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.201304171

Subject(s) - materials science , constant (computer programming) , liquid crystal , bending , phase (matter) , service (business) , cluster (spacecraft) , crystallography , chemical physics , composite material , computer science , optoelectronics , physics , chemistry , economy , economics , programming language , quantum mechanics

A surprisingly high bending elastic constant ( K 33 ) is obtained in a newly synthesized compound shown here. Mixtures containing a few percent of this compound confirm the influence of the unusual K 33 values, and show an improved electro‐optic response. The origin of the huge K 33 is discussed based on the formation of a smectic cluster structure formed in the nematic phase.

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