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Madhusudana NV. Two-state model for the SmAP_{R} phase with randomized layer polarization exhibited by some compounds with bent-core molecules. Phys Rev E 2022; 106:034702. [PMID: 36266904 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.034702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
One of the unusual liquid crystalline phases exhibited by some compounds with bent-core (BC) molecules is designated as SmAP_{R}, in which transverse polarization (P) of smectic layers with upright molecules has a random orientational distribution. Most of such compounds undergo a transition to the SmAP_{A} phase with antiferroelectric order of adjacent layers as the temperature is lowered. Second harmonic studies have shown that the medium consists of polarized domains with only a few hundred molecules, the number increasing at lower temperatures. This is in contrast to the random orientations of entire layers predicted by a few phenomenological models which have been proposed for the SmAP_{R} phase. In this paper we show that the two-state model, developed earlier by us to describe modulated phases found in compounds with BC molecules, can successfully account for all the experimental results on the SmAP_{R} phase. It is proposed that polarized domains which are made of ground state conformers, with a large bend of the aromatic cores, nucleate as circular disks in a first order transition from the isotropic phase. Excited state conformers (with a smaller bend) freely rotate about their long axes and surround the disks. The polarization in the disk has a spontaneous splay distortion which generates a texture with an expelled center of a partial disclination. The interdisk electrostatic energy is lower than the thermal energy and the disks are subject to significant rotational fluctuations, resulting in the uniaxial symmetry of the medium. Calculated equilibrium properties of the medium as functions of temperature and electric field reflect the trends seen in experiments. The model overestimates properties such as the radius of the disks as the transition to a lower temperature uniform phase is approached, and physical arguments are given to show that interlayer interactions ignored in the model become important in that regime, and should be included for an improved description of the medium.
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- N V Madhusudana
- Raman Research Institute, C. V. Raman Avenue, Bengaluru 560080, India
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Ocak H, Karaağaç B, Akdaş-Kılıç H, Jeannin O, Camerel F, Bilgin Eran B. Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of new organosiloxane chiral calamitic liquid crystals. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ocak H, Canli NY, Bilgin Eran B. Synthesis, mesomorphic and dielectric properties of new bent-core liquid crystal with a terminal lactate group. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Saha S, Mohiuddin G, Paul MK, Gupta SP, Khan RK, Ghosh S, Pal SK. Polar Switching and Cybotactic Nematic Ordering in 1,3,4-Thiadiazole-Based Short-Core Hockey Stick-Shaped Fluorescent Liquid Crystals. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:7711-7722. [PMID: 31459861 PMCID: PMC6648508 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report here the synthesis and thermotropic properties of novel short-core hockey stick-shaped liquid crystalline molecules based on the 1,3,4-thiadiazole core. Polar switching behavior is observed in the cybotactic nematic and smectic mesophases for the bent-core thiadiazole derivatives. The presence of the lateral methoxy moiety in the outer phenyl ring of the four-ring molecules facilitates the formation of spontaneous ordering in the nematic phase observed via X-ray diffraction measurements. Anomalous temperature dependence of spontaneous polarization on cooling is explained by the possible antiferroelectric packing of the molecules that require higher electric field for switching. The compounds exhibited a strong absorption band at ∼356 nm and a blue emission band at ∼445 nm with a good quantum yield of φf ∼0.39. The mega Stokes shift is observed and depends on the nature of the solvent.
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- Sandip
Kumar Saha
- Department
of Chemistry, Assam University, Silchar, Assam 788011, India
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Manauli, 140306, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Assam University, Silchar, Assam 788011, India
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- Department
of Physics, University of Calcutta, 92 Acharyya Prafulla Chandra Road, Calcutta University, Kolkata 700009, India
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- Department
of Physics, University of Calcutta, 92 Acharyya Prafulla Chandra Road, Calcutta University, Kolkata 700009, India
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Manauli, 140306, India
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Hegde RS, Kumar J, Prasad V, Monika M. The first examples of V-shaped compounds exhibiting a B 5 mesophase and a direct transition from the isotropic to a polar biaxial smectic A mesophase. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kaur S, Punjani V, Mohiuddin G, Pal SK. Orthogonal smectic and nematic ordering in three-ring polar bent-core molecules with anti-parallel arrangement. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj00272f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three-ring based BLCs exhibiting orthogonal smectic and nematic phases with antiparallel arrangement as derived from SCXRD and X-ray scattering results.
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- Supreet Kaur
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali
- Manauli-140306
- India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali
- Manauli-140306
- India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali
- Manauli-140306
- India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali
- Manauli-140306
- India
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Sebastián N, Belau S, Eremin A, Alaasar M, Prehm M, Tschierske C. Emergence of polar order and tilt in terephthalate based bent-core liquid crystals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:5895-5905. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp08145b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The shown compound forms ferroelectric domains in a SmA phase, which adopt antipolar correlations before condensing into a weakly tilted antiferroelectric smectic phase.
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- Nerea Sebastián
- Department of Nonlinear Phenomena
- Institute for Experimental Physics
- Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
- Magdeburg
- Germany
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- Department of Nonlinear Phenomena
- Institute for Experimental Physics
- Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
- Magdeburg
- Germany
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- Department of Nonlinear Phenomena
- Institute for Experimental Physics
- Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
- Magdeburg
- Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- 06120 Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- 06120 Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- 06120 Halle/Saale
- Germany
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Westphal E, Gallardo H, Caramori GF, Sebastián N, Tamba MG, Eremin A, Kawauchi S, Prehm M, Tschierske C. Polar Order and Symmetry Breaking at the Boundary between Bent-Core and Rodlike Molecular Forms: When 4-Cyanoresorcinol Meets the Carbosilane End Group. Chemistry 2016; 22:8181-97. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Eduard Westphal
- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 2; 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Catarina; 88040-900 Florianópolis Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry; Federal University of Santa Catarina; 88040-900 Florianópolis Brazil
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- Department of Nonlinear Phenomena, Institute for Experimental Physics; Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2; 39106 Magdeburg Germany
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- Department of Nonlinear Phenomena, Institute for Experimental Physics; Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2; 39106 Magdeburg Germany
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- Department of Nonlinear Phenomena, Institute for Experimental Physics; Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2; 39106 Magdeburg Germany
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- Department of Organic & Polymeric Materials; Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama, Meguro-ku; Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 2; 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 2; 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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Alaasar M, Prehm M, Tamba MG, Sebastián N, Eremin A, Tschierske C. Development of Polar Order in the Liquid Crystal Phases of a 4-Cyanoresorcinol-Based Bent-Core Mesogen with Fluorinated Azobenzene Wings. Chemphyschem 2015; 17:278-87. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Mohamed Alaasar
- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; Kurt-Mothes Str. 2 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science; Cairo University; Giza Egypt
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- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; Kurt-Mothes Str. 2 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Physics; Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg; Universitätsplatz 2 39106 Magdeburg Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Physics; Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg; Universitätsplatz 2 39106 Magdeburg Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Physics; Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg; Universitätsplatz 2 39106 Magdeburg Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; Kurt-Mothes Str. 2 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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Peroukidis SD, Vanakaras AG, Photinos DJ. Molecular simulation study of polar order in orthogonal bent-core smectic liquid crystals. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2015; 91:062501. [PMID: 26172725 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.91.062501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We explore the phase behavior and structure of orthogonal smectic liquid crystals consisting of bent-core molecules (BCMs) by means of Monte Carlo molecular simulations. A simple athermal molecular model is introduced that describes the basic features of the BCMs. Phase transitions between uniaxial and biaxial (antiferroelectric) orthogonal smectics are obtained. The results indicate the presence of local in-plane polar correlations in the uniaxial smectic phase. The macroscopic uniaxial-biaxial transformation is rationalized in terms of local polar correlations giving rise to polar domains. The size of these polar domains grows larger under the action of an external vector field and their internal ordering is enhanced, leading to field-induced biaxial order-disorder transitions.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece
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Alaasar M, Prehm M, Nagaraj M, Vij JK, Tschierske C. A liquid crystalline phase with uniform tilt, local polar order and capability of symmetry breaking. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:2186-2191. [PMID: 23427137 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201205180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new liquid crystalline (LC) phase with uniform tilt, local polar order and capability of symmetry breaking is found for a bent-core mesogen combining a 4-cyanoresorcinol unit with two azobenzene wings. The combination of local polar order and long range synclinic tilt in this SmC(s)P(R) phase leads, under special conditions, to macroscopic domains with opposite chirality, though the molecules themselves are achiral.
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- Mohamed Alaasar
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Shanker G, Prehm M, Tschierske C. Liquid-crystalline heterodimesogens and ABA-heterotrimesogens comprising a bent 3,5-diphenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole central unit. Beilstein J Org Chem 2012; 8:472-85. [PMID: 22509219 PMCID: PMC3326627 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.8.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Three new types of terminally connected ABA-heterotrimesogens and heterodimesogens, composed of a bent 3,5-diphenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole central unit and one or two rod-shaped 4-cyanobiphenyl cores or one 2-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole core, connected by flexible spacers, have been synthesized, and their mesomorphic behavior was studied by optical polarizing microscopy (PM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). All dimesogens exhibit broad ranges of cybotactic nematic phases (N(cybA) and N(cybC)), in some cases accompanied by additional mesophases (CybA or SmC) at lower temperature. The combination of the 3,5-diphenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole unit with one cyanobiphenyl core leads to the removal of tilted smectic and cybotactic nematic phases (SmC, N(cybC)), which are replaced by the nontilted CybA phases and nematic phases composed of SmA-type clusters (N(cybA)). The orthogonal cybotactic nematic phases of bent-core mesogens are of special interest for achieving biaxial nematic phases of the orthorhombic type. The orthogonal (N(cybA)) and skewed (N(cybC)) cybotactic nematic phases were distinguished by XRD and optical observations.
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- Govindaswamy Shanker
- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt Mothes Str. 2, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany, Tel: ++49 (0) 345 55 25664, Fax: ++49 (0) 345 55 27346
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- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt Mothes Str. 2, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany, Tel: ++49 (0) 345 55 25664, Fax: ++49 (0) 345 55 27346
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- Institute of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt Mothes Str. 2, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany, Tel: ++49 (0) 345 55 25664, Fax: ++49 (0) 345 55 27346
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Shanker G, Prehm M, Tschierske C. Laterally connected bent-core dimers and bent-core-rod couples with nematic liquid crystalline phases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm13649f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang Y, Yoon HG, Bisoyi HK, Kumar S, Li Q. Hybrid rod-like and bent-core liquid crystal dimers exhibiting biaxial smectic A and nematic phases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34315k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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