%0 Journal Article
%T High Optical Anisotropy Nematic Single Compounds and Mixtures
%A Sebastian Gauza
%A Przemyslaw Kula
%A Roman Dabrowski
%A Genadz Sasnouski
%J Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
%D 2012
%I Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers (KIEEME)
%X We have designed, synthesized, and evaluated the physical properties of some high birefringence (¦¤n) isothiocyanatobiphenyl-bistolane liquid crystals. These compounds exhibit ¦¤n~ 0.4-0.7 at room temperature and wavelength¦Ė=633 nm. Laterally substituted short alkyl chains and fluorine atom eliminate smectic phase and lower the meltingtemperature. The moderate melting temperature and very high clearing temperature make those compoundsattractive for eutectic mixture formulation. Several mixtures based on those compounds were formulated and itsphysical properties evaluated.
%K High birefringence
%K Optical anisotropy
%K Isothiocyanates
%K Phenyltolanes
%K Tolanes
%K Nematic liquid crystals
%K Eutectic mixtures
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/TEEM.2012.13.1.2