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Synthesis and electro‐optical properties of some ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers
Author(s) -
Hsu ChainShu,
Shih LiJen,
Hsiue GingHo
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19950980176
Subject(s) - ferroelectricity , materials science , polymer , mesogen , differential scanning calorimetry , side chain , liquid crystal , optical microscope , dielectric , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , crystallography , composite material , liquid crystalline , scanning electron microscope , chemistry , optoelectronics , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
Abstract The synthesis and characterization of several series of ferroelectric side‐chain polymers were presented. Differential scanning calorimetry, optical polarizing microscopy and X‐ray diffraction measurement were used to determine their thermal transitions and analyze their anisotropic textures. The influence of polymer backbones, flexible spacers, mesogenic cores as well as chiral end groups on the mesomorphic properties of the polymers was discussed. Furthermore, the dielectric relaxation properties of the obtained polymers were also evaluated.