Temperature-dependent infrared spectroscopy studies of a novel antiferroelectric liquid-crystalline thiobenzoate.
The temperature-dependent infrared spectroscopy studies of one novel antiferroelectric liquid crystal (AFLC), known under the MHPSBO10 acronym, have been undertaken. The FT-IR measurements have been performed for homeotropic and planar heterogeneous sample geometries. The main order parameters have been determined and followed with temperature. The presented study delivers complex insight into the evolution of the vibrational spectrum upon phase transitions, covering the whole mesophase range. The experimental studies have been supported by theoretical studies of MHPSBO10 in confined geometries.
Department of Chemical Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060, Cracow, Poland. druzbick@chemia.uj.edu.pl
Kacper
K
Drużbicki
Antoni
A
Kocot
Edward
E
Mikuli
Mirosława Danuta
MD
Ossowska-Chruściel
Janusz
J
Chruściel