An influence of nanoparticle doping on ferroelectric properties of a thiobenzoate liquid crystal MHOBS10. (1st February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rudzki, Arkadiusz
• Is Part Of: Phase transitions. Volume 91:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 225
• Page End: 230
• Publication Date: 2018-02-01
• Subjects: Ferroelectric liquid crystals -- nanoparticles -- electro-optic properties -- phase polymorphism; Phase transformations (Statistical physics) -- Periodicals; 530.47405
• DOI: 10.1080/01411594.2017.1390749
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0141-1594

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper reports the study on phase polymorphism and electro-optic properties of two nanosystems: MHOBS10/ZnO and MHOBS10/Ag. A small addition of nanoparticles leads to considerable change in the electro-optic response but does not change the phase polymorphism, with only slight lowering of the phase transition temperatures. This has been attributed to a different distribution of the nanoparticles within the liquid crystal matrix.