Dielectric anisotropy in liquid crystal mixtures with nematic and smectic phases

The modulation of dielectric anisotropy(△ε)is pivotal for elucidating molecular interactions and directing the alignment of liquid crystals.In this study,we combine liquid crystals with opposing dielectric anisotropies to explore the impact of varying concentrations on their properties.We report the sign-reversal of△εin both the nematic and smectic A phases of these mixed liquid crystals,alongside a dual-frequency behaviour across a broad temperature spectrum.Our research further quantifies the influence of mixture ratios under various temperatures and electric field frequencies.This exploration may pave the way for the discovery of new physical phenomena.

Temperature dependence of ratio between dielectric anisotropy and order parameter in fluorinated nematic liquid crystals

Temperature dependence of ratio between dielectric anisotropy and order parameter of fluorinated nematic liquid crystal is investigated by using a semi-empirical molecular orbital package that can accurately calculate an angle between molecular dipole moment and long axis. We optimize the molecular conformations with three semi-empirical Hamiltonians AM1, PM3 and PM5, and then make a comparison between computational results and experimental measurements. It is shown that the results obtained from AM1 method are in good agreement with the measurements. The present study offers an applicable method to predict the dielectric properties of liquid crystal material.

Calculating the dielectric anisotropy of nematic liquid crystals:a reinvestigation of the Maier-Meier theory

This paper investigates the average dielectric permittivity （^-ε） in the Maier-Meier theory for calculating the dielectric anisotropy （△ε） of nematic liquid crystals.For the reason that ^-ε of nematics has the same expression as the dielectric permittivity of the isotropic state,the Onsager equation for isotropic dielectric was used to calculate it.The computed ^-ε shows reasonable agreement with the results of the numerical methods used in the literature.Molecular parameters,such as the polarizability and its anisotropy,the dipole moment and its angle with the molecular long axis,were taken from semi-empirical quantum chemistry （MOCPAC/AM1） modeling.The calculated values of △ε according to the Maier-Meier equation are in good agreement with the experimental results for the investigated compounds having different core structures and polar substituents.

Temperature dependent terahertz giant anisotropy and cycloidal spin wave modes in BiFeO3 single crystal

THz time-domain spectroscopy(THz-TDS)is used to study the THz-optical properties of a single crystal bismuth ferrite BiFeO3(BFO).It can be found that the anisotropy of BiFeO3 is strongly dependent on the temperature.A giant birefringence up to around 3.6 is observed at 1 THz.The presence of a spatially modulated cycloidal antiferromagnetic structure leads to spin cycloid resonances(SCR)ψandΦ,corresponding to the out-of-plane and in-plane modes of the spin cycloid,respectively.We distinguish the SCR with respect to their response to orthogonal polarizations of the electric fields of the incident THz beam.In addition,we observe a resonance appearing below 140 K,which might be interpreted as an electromagnon mode and related to a spin reorientation transition.Our present observations present that the temperature and polarization,as the external control parameters,can be used to modulate the THz optical properties of BFO single crystal.

SYNTHESIS OF LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYACRYLATES WITH THIOESTER AS BRIDGE-BOND

A new series of acrylates with the same mesogens containing thioester as bridge-bond were synthesized, and the acrylates were characterized by H-1 NMR, IR and MS. The polymers were obtained by radical polymerization using AIBN as initiator. The monomers and polymers exhibit thermotropic-enantiotropic Liquid crystalline behavior.

An above-room-temperature switchable molecular dielectric with a large dielectric change between high and low dielectric states

Dielectric anisotropy of anilinium perchlorate is investigated at various temperatures. Crystal structures at different temperatures reveal that significant dielectric change between low and high dielectric states is closely related to the disorder of the anilinium cation and perchlorate anion at high dielectric state; meanwhile, the conductivity after phase transition also contributes a lot to the high dielectric state.

Hybridization between microstructure and magnetization improvement in lead and RE co-doped BiFeO_3

The crystal structure,magnetic and electrical properties of Bi（0.96）Pb（0.04） FeO3 and Bi（0.92）Pb（0.04）RE（0.04）FeO3（RE=La,Sm,Dy and Yb）polycrystalline samples were prepared by the flash autocombustion technique.X-ray diffraction（XRD）measurements show that the rare-earth doped compositions crystallized in rhombohedral symmetry of space group R3 c.The undoped sample consisted needle shape particles while rare earth substitution preferred platelet like particles as clarified from high resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）.Morphological features were examined using field emission scanning electron microscopy（FESEM）.Magnetization measurements showed that Yb^3＋ samples possessed the highest room temperature saturation magnetization while when Bi^3＋ ions were substituted by La^3＋ ions,a smaller MS（0.28 emu/g）was obtained.The coexistence of ferroelectric and magnetic transitions was detected using DSC and χM,indicating the multiferroic characteristics of Bi（0.92）Pb（0.04）RE（0.04）FeO3 crystallites.The Néel temperature shifted upwards with decreasing the ionic radius of rare earth ion.Nice correlation was established between microstructure,morphology and magnetic properties in view of the contribution of magnetocrystalline and shape anisotropy in the magnetic parameters values.