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Kerr effect in a laterally substituted side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polymer
Author(s) -
Merekalov Alexei S.,
Finkelmann Heino
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.1996.021970722
Subject(s) - mesogen , side chain , polymer , relaxation (psychology) , liquid crystalline , polymer chemistry , kerr effect , materials science , liquid crystal , chemical physics , chemistry , composite material , physics , optoelectronics , nonlinear system , quantum mechanics , psychology , social psychology
The static and dynamic Kerr effects in a liquid‐crystalline (LC) side‐end polymer with a laterally substituted mesogenic fragment are studied. The characteristic relaxation times of the two different relaxation processes observed diverge at the same temperature. The main feature of the dynamic behavior of the polymer, e.g., the type of the electro‐optical response is similar to that of side‐on LC polymers.