title: Electric-field response of discotic hexabenzocoronene (HBC) liquid crystals.
abstract: A HBC derivative bearing six branched, space-demanding, alkyl side chains containing ether linkages has been synthesized and its thermotropic properties were investigated by polarization optical microscopy (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). To our surprise, this molecule can respond to electric fields, and the influences of alternating current (AC) and directing current (DC) electric field on the assembly of this molecule in liquid crystal cells were discussed.
authors: Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Material and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Daxing District, Xinghuabeilu 25, Beijing 102600, China.
authors: Wenguang
authors: W
authors: Wang
authors: Xuying
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: Jialing
authors: J
authors: Pu
mesh_terms: D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D004560:Electricity; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; C012256:coronene