GAS SORPTION PROPERTIES AND MOLECULAR-STATES OF A LIQUID-CRYSTAL

Authors
CHEN DS HSIUE GH SCHULTZE JD SONG BH SPRINGER J
Citation
Ds. Chen et al., GAS SORPTION PROPERTIES AND MOLECULAR-STATES OF A LIQUID-CRYSTAL, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 237, 1993, pp. 85-95
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
237
Year of publication
1993
Pages
85 - 95
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1993)237:<85:GSPAMO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The solution and diffusion properties of CO2 in a monomeric liquid cry stal have been investigated through use of an electromicrobalance appa ratus. Both kinds of properties have been shown strongly dependent on the phase states of the liquid crystal. The results are interpreted in terms of molecular arrangements and the magnitude of free volume in d ifferent phases. Effects of the sorbed CO2 on the thermal behavior of the liquid crystal were also investigated. A correlation between the i sotropization (clearing) temperature of the liquid crystal and the con centration of the sorbed gas has been established.