Invited Lecture. Ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers and related model compounds with a low–moderate degree of polymerization

Abstract Ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers (FLCPs) with a low-moderate degree of polymerization were synthesized. These had a comb structure; the main chain was polyacrylate and the side chain consisted of a flexible spacer, a core and an optically active chiral end group. They exhibited electro-optic switching times ranging from a few milliseconds to a few seconds in the S*c phase. As the molecular weight M n increased, the range of the S*c shifted to higher temperatures. At a given temperature, the switching time increased with M n . Spontaneous polarizations P s , apparent cone angles 2θ, electro-optic switching times τ and rotational viscosities η of some polyoxyethylene FLCPs and corresponding low molecular weight ferroelectric liquid crystal materials (FLCs) were also measured. This is the first report of polyoxyethylene FLCPs. There was no significant difference in P s and 2θ, which shows that the arrangement of the side chains in the FLCP is similar to that of the molecules in ordinary FLC...

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