PHASE-DIAGRAMS AND MIXING ENTHALPIES OF BINARY LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE SYSTEMS EXHIBITING A SMECTIC-A PHASE

Authors
ERNST S CHURJUSOVA T SOKOLOVA E WIEGELEBEN A HAUSER A DEMUS D
Citation
S. Ernst et al., PHASE-DIAGRAMS AND MIXING ENTHALPIES OF BINARY LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE SYSTEMS EXHIBITING A SMECTIC-A PHASE, Crystal research and technology, 29(2), 1994, pp. 297-305
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Crystal research and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02321300
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
297 - 305
Database
ISI
SICI code
0232-1300(1994)29:2<297:PAMEOB>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The induced smectic A phase which appears in binary liquid crystalline systems has been investigated. Phase diagrams, clearing enthalpies, h eat capacities and mixing enthalpies of two binary mixtures of a termi nal polar component and of a weakly polar one are presented. The influ ence of the alkyl chain length, steric and EDA-type interactions on th e formation of induced smectic A phase are discussed.