Scaled chiral indices for ferroelectric liquid crystals

Solymosi, M.; Low, R.J.; Grayson, M.; Neal, M.P.; Wilson, M.R.; Earl, D.J.

Abstract

Chirality of optically active liquid crystal molecules has become an important research topic and the subject of a number of theoretical and experimental studies. We present here the results of the application of a newly developed scaling method of a steric chiral index to chiral dopant molecules and to ferroelectric molecules. Good agreement is found between the scaled chiral index and the helical twisting power for a range of rigid chiral dopant molecules. Less good agreement is found in the case of rod-like flexible ferroelectric molecular structures and polarisation.

Citation

Solymosi, M., Low, R., Grayson, M., Neal, M., Wilson, M., & Earl, D. (2002). Scaled chiral indices for ferroelectric liquid crystals. Ferroelectrics, 277, 483-490

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2002
• Journal: Ferroelectrics
• Print ISSN: 0015-0193
• Electronic ISSN: 1563-5112
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 277
• Pages: 483-490
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1568435