Basic Studies of Liquid Crystals as Related to Electro-Optical and Other Devices

Abstract

The research performed in the Liquid Crystal Institute was devoted to structure determination, synthesis, and theoretical and fundamental properties of liquid crystals, including such properties as optical and thermal. The structure studies were carried out using x-ray, Mossbauer and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. The theoretical aspects of the research concerned models of liquid crystalline structures and a better insight into inelastic scattering and deformation of polarized light by liquid crystalline systems. The synthetic work was especially related to the preparation of new compounds which exhibited new phases of liquid crystallinity. In addition to the preparation of new compounds, the synthetic program was used to prepare known compounds for studies relating to structure and other fundamental properties of the liquid crystalline state of matter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 1972
Accession Number
AD0736882

Entities

People

  • Glenn H. Brown

Organizations

  • Kent State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Band Structures
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Measurement
  • Momentum
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Optical Properties
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physical Properties
  • Scattering
  • Smectic Phase
  • Thermal Properties
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.