Field Effect Liquid Crystal

Abstract

A new series of nematic liquid crystals based on p-alkylcarbonato-p'- alkoxyphenyl benzoates was prepared. Binary and ternary mixtures of selected derivatives taken from this series exhibited nematic behavior at or near room temperature. These materials were found to exhibit a highly efficient scattering system with a gated ac signal at 120 V. A study of the orientation pattern of domain formation and the generation of disclination loops was undertaken in an effort to further elucidate the mechanism of dynamic scattering. A practical and useful technique for the sealing and encapsulation of liquid crystal cells was developed. This procedure was applied to the fabrication of two numeric indicators and a transmission window which were furnished under the contract.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0871971

Entities

People

  • Joel E. Goldmacher
  • Joseph A. Castellano
  • Lewis A. Zanoni
  • Michael T. Mccaffrey
  • Wolfgang H. Helfrich

Organizations

  • Sarnoff Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coatings
  • Contracts
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Encapsulation
  • Fabrication
  • Light Scattering
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Materials
  • Microscopes
  • Optical Properties
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Phase Transformations
  • Scattering
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.