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ENGLISH ABSTRATE III 中文摘要 V ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VI TABLE OF CONTENTS VII LIST OF SCHEME XIII LIST OF FIGURES XIV CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. Overview 1 1.2. Chiral smectic phases 4 1.2.1 Chiral smetic A phase 4 1.2.2. Chiral smetic C phase (ferroelectric phase) 5 1.3. Motivation of study 11 CHAPTER 2 EXPERIMENTAL 15 2.1. Preparation of Materials 15 2.1.1. Synthesis of 4-(4’-alkoxyphenyl)benzoic acid, 1(m=8-12) 17 2.1.2. Synthesis of 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoic acid,2 17 2.1.3. Synthesis of (S)-1-pentyloxy-2-propanol, I-3 18 2.1.4. Synthesis of (S)-1-hexyloxy-2-propanol, II-3, (S)-1-heptyloxy-2-propanol, III-3 and (S)-1-octyloxy-2-propanol, IV-3 18 2.1.5. Synthesis of (R)- 1-methyl-2-(pentyloxy)ethyl 4- (methoxycarbonyloxy) benzoate 19 2.1.6. Synthesis of (R)-1-methyl -2-(hexyloxy)ethyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy] benzoate, II-4, (R)-1-methyl-2-(heptyloxy)ethyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy] benzoate ,III-4 and (R)- 1-methyl-2-(octyloxy)ethyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy] benzoate,IV-4 19 2.1.7. Synthesis of (R)-1-methyl-2-(pentyloxy)ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, I-5 20 2.1.8. Synthesis of (R)-1-methyl-2-(hexyloxy)ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, II-5, (R)- 1-methyl-2-(heptyloxy) ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, III-5 and (R)-1-methyl -2-octyloxy ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, IV-5 20 2.1.9. Synthesis of (R)-1-pentyloxy-2-propyl 4-[4’-(4”-alkyloxyphenyl)phenyloxy] benzoates, I-6 21 2.1.10. Synthesis of (R)-1-hexyloxy-2-propyl 4-[4’-(4”-alkyloxyphenyl)phenyloxy] benzoates, II-6 22 2.1.11. Synthesis of (R)-1-heptyloxy-2-propyl4-[4’-(4”-alkyloxyphenyl)phenyloxy] benzoates, III-6 22 2.1.12. Synthesis of (R)-1-octyloxy-2-propyl 4-[4’-(4”-alkyloxyphenyl)phenyloxy] benzoates, IV-6 22 2.2. Characterization of Materials 23 2.2.1. Chemical structure identification 23 2.2.2. Masophase identification 23 2.2.3. The spontaneous polarization (Ps) measurement 23 2.2.4. Measurements of switching behavior 26 2.2.5. Dielectric constant measurement 26 2.2.6. Optical tilt angle measurement 27 CHAPTER 3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 29 3.1. Chemical structure identification 29 3.2. The effect of peripheral chain length on the mesomorphic properties of compounds I-6(m=8-12, n=5) 29 3.2.1. Mesomorphic phase studies for the compounds I-6(m=8-12) 30 3.2.2. Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) studies for the compounds I-6(m=8-12, n=5) 32 3.2.3. Switching current behavior studies for the compounds I-6(m=8-12, n=5) 36 3.2.4. Dielectric property measurements for the compounds I-6(m=8-12, n=5) 37 3.2.5. Spontaneous polarization (Ps) measurements for the compounds I-6(m=8-12, n=5) 38 3.2.6. The optical tilt angle (θ) measurements for the compounds I-6(m=8-12) 38 3.3. The effect of peripheral chain length on the mesomorphic properties of compounds II-6(m=8-12, n=6) 40 3.3.1. Mesomorphic phase studies for the compounds II-6(m=8-12, n=6) 40 3.3.2. Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) studies for the compounds II-6(m=8-12, n=6) 42 3.3.3. Switching current behavior studies for the compounds II(m=8-12, n=6) 46 3.3.4. Dielectric property measurements for the compounds II(m=8-12, n=6) 47 3.3.5. Spontaneous polarization (Ps) measurements for the compounds II-6(m=8-12, n=6) 48 3.3.6. The optical tilt angle (θ) measurements for the compounds II-6(m=8-12, n=6) 48 3.4. The effect of peripheral chain length on the mesomorphic properties of compounds III-6(m=8-12, n=7 50 3.4.1. Mesomorphic phase studies for the compounds III-6(m=8-12, n=7) 50 3.4.2. Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) studies for the compounds III-6(m=8-12) 52 3.4.3. Switching current behavior studies for the compounds III-6(m=8-12, n=7) 57 3.4.4. Dielectric property measurements for the compounds III-6(m=8-12, n=7) 59 3.4.5. Spontaneous polarization (Ps) measurements for the compounds III-6(m=8-12, n=7) 60 3.4.6. The optical tilt angle (θ) measurements for the compounds III-6(m=8-12, n=7 60 3.5. The effect of peripheral chain length on the mesomorphic properties of compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8) 62 3.5.1. Mesomorphic phase studies for the compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8 62 3.5.2. Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) studies for the compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8) 63 3.5.3. Switching current behavior studies for the compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8) 68 3.5.4. Dielectric property measurements for the compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8) 69 3.5.5. Spontaneous polarization (Ps) measurements for the compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8 70 3.5.6. The optical tilt angle (θ) measurements for the compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8 71 3.6. Comparison of mesomorphic property, spontaneous polarization, and optical tilt angle for I-6(m=8-12, n=5), II-6(m=8-12, n=6), III-6(m=8-12, n=7), IV-6(m=8-12, n=8) and PPmPPn(m=8-12, n=1-4) 73 3.6.1. Mesomorphic property 73 3.6.2. Spontaneous polarization (Ps) 74 3.6.3. The optical tilt angle (θ) 76 3.7. Comparison of spontaneous polarization for II-6(m=8, n=6) and MHPOBC 77 CHAPTER 4 CONCLCUSIONS 78 LIST OF SCHEME Scheme 1. Synthetic procedures for the target compounds I-6(m=8-12, n=5), II-6(m=8-12, n=6), III-6(m=8-12, n=7) and IV(m=8-12, n=8 16 LIST OF TABLES Table 3.2.1. The transition temperatures T(℃) and enthalpiesΔH (KJ/mol) of the transition for the materials I-6(m=8-12, n=5) measured by DSC at 5 ℃/min scanning rate on cooling stage 34 Table 3.3.1. The transition temperatures T(℃) and enthalpiesΔH(KJ/mol) of the transition for the materials II-6(m=8-12, n=6) measured by DSC at 5℃/min scanning rate on cooling stage 45 Table 3.4.1. The transition temperatures T(℃) and enthalpiesΔH(KJ/mol) of the transition for the materials III-6(m=8-12, n=7) measured by DSC at 5℃/min scanning rate on cooling stage 55 Table 3.5.1. The transition temperatures T(℃) and enthalpiesΔH(KJ/mol) of the transition for the materials IV-6(m=8-12) measured by DSC at 5℃/min scanning rate on cooling stage 66 LIST OF FIGURES Figure1.1. The melting process of a calamitic (rod-like) liquid-crystalline material 2 Figure1.2. Placement of the liquid crystal phase within the general scheme of the common states of matter. Two basic group of liquid crystals are distinguished: lyotropic phases, which form as a function of concentration c in the present of an isotropic solvent; and thermotropic phases, which are observed by variation of temperature T. Thermotropic phases are further classified according to their basic molecular shaped: rod-like (calamitic), disk-like (discotic), and lath-like (sanidic) 2 Figure1.3. The structure of the smectic A phase (SmA*) 4 Figure1.4. Symmetry operations in the smectic C phase and chiral smectic C* phase (SmC*) 6 Figure1.5. Helical macrostructure of the chiral smectic C* phase 7 Figure1.6. Schematic representation of a "surface stabilized FLC" (SSFLC) cell where the helix is unwound due to the strong interaction in thin cell. The director of a molecule can be on either side of a cone with an opening angle of 2θ and alternate each other by applying electrical field and vice versa 8 Figure1.7. A surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal devices SSFLCD: schematic of the cell possessed two states 9 Figure2.1. Block diagram for the measure circuit 25 Figure2.2. Schematic illustrations for the current induced by applying a field with a triangular form 25 Figure2.3. Schematic illustrations for the measurement of the apparent tilt angle….28 Figure3.2.1. Microphotographic textures of the mesomorphic phases obtained from I-6(m=11, n=5) (a) the SmA* phase was characterized by the formation of focal conic texture (b) the SmC* phase by the formation of striated focal conic texture (magnification × 400) 31 Figure 3.2.2. DSC thermogram for I-6(m=12, n=5) on heating and cooling runs at a scanning rate of 5/min 33 Figure3.2.3. A plot of transition temperature as a function of achiral terminal aliphatic chain length “m” for compounds I-6(m=8-12, n=5) on cooling process 35 Figure3.2.4. The switching current behavior of I-6(m=8, n=5) obtained at 10Hz and several temperature on applying triangle wave in 2 μm homogeneous aligned cell. 36 Figure 3.2.5. Temperature dependence of the dielectric constant ε' for I-6(m=8, n=5) at 100Hz in the cell with 25 μm thickness under 1℃/min cooling process 37 Figure3.2.6. Magnitudes of the spontaneous polarization plotted as a function of temperature for I-6(m=8-12, n=5). Tc is the transition temperature of SmA* phase to SmC* phase 39 Figure3.2.7. Optic-tilt angle plotted as a function of temperature for I-6(m=8-12, n=5). Tc is the transition temperature of the SmA* phase to SmC* phase 39 Figure3.3.1. Microphotographic textures of the mesomorphic phases obtained from II-6(m=10, n=6) (a) the SmA* phase was characterized by the formation of a focal-conic texture (b) the SmC* phase by the formation of striated focal-conic texture (magnification × 400) 41 Figure 3.3.2. DSC thermogram for II-6(m=10, n=6) on heating and cooling runs at a scanning rate of 5℃/min 43 Figure 3.3.3. A plot of transition temperature as a function of achiral terminal aliphatic chain length “m” for compounds II-6(m=8-12, n=6) on cooling process 44 Figure 3.3.4. The switching current behavior of II-6(m=8, n=6) obtained at 10Hz and several temperature on applying triangle wave in 2 μm homogeneous aligned cell 46 Figure 3.3.5. Temperature dependence of the dielectric constant ε' for II-6(m=9, n=6) at 100Hz in the cell with 25 μm thickness under 1℃/min cooling process 47 Figure 3.3.6. Magnitudes of the spontaneous polarization plotted as a function of temperature for II-6(m=8-12, n=6). Tc is the transition temperature of SmA* phase to SmC* phase 49 Figure 3.3.7. Optic-tilt angle plotted as a function of temperature for II-6(m=8-12, n=6). Tc is the transition temperature of the SmA* phase to SmC* phase 49 Figure 3.4.1. Microphotographic textures of the mesomorphic phases obtained from III-6(m=12, n=7) (a) the SmA* phase was characterized by the formation of a focal-conic texture (b) the SmC* phase of observed from the striated focal-conic texture (c) the Crystal phase (magnification × 400) 52 Figure 3.4.2. DSC thermogram for III-6(m=8, n=7) on heating and cooling runs at a scanning rate of 5℃/min 54 Figure 3.4.3. A plot of transition temperature as a function of achiral terminal aliphatic chain length “m” for compounds III-6(m=8-12, n=7) on cooling process 56 Figure 3.4.4. The switching current behavior of III-6(m=10, n=7) obtained at 20Hz and several temperature on applying triangle wave in 2 μm homogeneous aligned cell 58 Figure 3.4.5. Temperature dependence of the dielectric constant ε' for III-6(m=9, n=7) at 100Hz in the cell with 25 μm thickness under 1℃/min cooling process 59 Figure 3.4.6. Magnitudes of the spontaneous polarization plotted as a function of temperature for III-6(m=8-12, n=7). Tc is the transition temperature of SmA* phase to SmC* phase 61 Figure 3.4.7. Optic-tilt angle plotted as a function of temperature for III-6(m=8-12, n=7). Tc is the transition temperature of the SmA* phase to SmC* phase 61 Figure3.5.1. Microphotographic textures of the mesomorphic phases obtained from IV-6(m=11, n=8) (a) the SmA* phase was characterized by the formation of a focal-conic texture (b) the SmC* phase by the formation of striated focal-conic texture (magnification × 400) 64 Figure 3.5.2. DSC thermogram for IV-6(m=8, n=8) on heating and cooling runs at a scanning rate of 5℃/min 65 Figure3.5.3. A plot of transition temperature as a function of achiral terminal aliphatic chain length “m” for compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8) on cooling process 67 Figure3.5.4. The switching current behavior of IV-6(m=8, n=8) obtained at 20Hz and several temperature on applying triangle wave in 2 μm homogeneous aligned cell 68 Figure3.5.5. Temperature dependence of the dielectric constant ε' for IV-6(m=11, n=8) at 100Hz in the cell with 25 μm thickness under 1℃/min cooling process 69 Figure3.5.6. Magnitudes of the spontaneous polarization plotted as a function of temperature for compounds IV-6(m=8-12, n=8). Tc is the transition temperature of SmA* phase to SmC* phase 72 Figure3.5.7. Optic-tilt angle plotted as a function of temperature for IV-6(m=8-12, n=8). Tc is the transition temperature of the SmA* phase to SmC* phase 72 Figure 3.6.1 A plot of transition temperature as a function of the chiral terminal alkyl chain length “n” for chiral materials on cooling process 74 Figure3.6.2 (a) Magnitudes of the spontaneous polarization plotted as a function of temperature for compounds PPmPPn(m=10, n=1-4). Tc is the transition temperature of the SmA* phase to SmC* phase 76 Figure 3.6.3. (b) Magnitudes of the spontaneous polarization plotted as a function of temperature for compounds I-6(m=10, n=5), II-6(m=10, n=6), III-6(m=10, n=7), and IV-6(m=10, n=8). Tc is the transition temperature of the SmA* phase to SmC* phase 76
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