PHASE PROPERTIES IN RELATION TO MESOGEN LENGTH IN CHIRAL SIDE-CHAIN POLYSILOXANES

Authors
SVENSSON M HELGEE B SKARP K ANDERSSON G HERMANN D
Citation
M. Svensson et al., PHASE PROPERTIES IN RELATION TO MESOGEN LENGTH IN CHIRAL SIDE-CHAIN POLYSILOXANES, Polymer, 38(13), 1997, pp. 3269-3278
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00323861
Volume
38
Issue
13
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3269 - 3278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-3861(1997)38:13<3269:PPIRTM>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The synthesis of a series of side-chain liquid crystalline siloxane co polymers is reported, and comparative studies of physical properties o f members of the series with different side-chain length have been att empted. All the five members show smectic C and smectic A phases. Mea surements of ferroelectricity, relaxation times and electroclinic prop erties have been carried out, aiming at finding structure-property rel ationships for the longer side-chain members. A relationship between e lectroclinic coefficient and side-chain length was also found. (C) 199 7 Elsevier Science Ltd.