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Broad Ranges and Fast Responses of Single-Component Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals Containing Banana-Shaped 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Cores
(2014-01-08)
Chiang, I-Hung
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Long, Chun-Ji
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Lin, Hsin-Chieh
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Chuang, Wei-Tsung
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Lee, Jey-Jau
In this study, we synthesized two novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole-based bent-core liquid crystals (OXD7*, OXD5B7F*) containing a chiral tail that display broad ranges of the blue phase III (34 and 7 K, respectively); we characterized them using polarized optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and circular dichroism. The electro-optical responses of both of these liquid crystals are much faster than those of previously reported single-component blue-phase liquid crystals. To optimize its electro-optical performance, we mixed OXD7* (the blue-phase range of which is broader than that of OXD5B7F*) with its analogue OXD6 (at weight ratios of 6:4 and 4:6). We also performed molecular modeling of single-component BPLCs (OXD7* and OXD5B7F*) to analyze the possible parameters affecting their blue phase ranges.