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ESTER LIQUID CRYSTAL MIXTURES FOR DYNAMIC SCATTERING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.
Margerum,Lackner
, p. 211 - 230 (1981)
Studies are made on the effect of elevated temperature on the properties, thermal stability, and dynamic scattering (DS) of liquid crystal, ester mixtures. Six eutectic nematic mixtures are formulated with clearpoints in the range of 72 degree to 81 degree C; structural effects are evaluated by using different combinations of components from eight classes of esters, including phenyl benzoates, phenyl thiobenzoates, phenyl cyclohexanecarboxylates, phenyl acyloxybenzoates, as well as a phenyl benzoyloxybenzoate and a phenyl biphenylcarboxylate structure. The mixtures are characterized at 25 degree C, and their viscosity, dielectric anisotropy, conductivity anisotropy, and dc-activated DS effects are studied as a function of temperature. Thermal instabilities are studied at 100 degree C, with and without redox conductivity dopants. The DS stability with 20 V dc is studied at 55 degree C for three of the more stable mixtures, both in trasparent cells and in cells with reflective metal electrodes. 16 refs.