Abstract
Mesomorphism, structure and thermo-electric properties were investigated for a new achiral banana-shaped compound which, unlike the analogues considered earlier, contains cyclic fragments in its lateral substituents. It is shown that this compound displays linear pyroelectric behaviour and possesses an enantiotropic high-temperature chiral phase.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 212-218 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals |
| Volume | 525 |
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| State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Banana-shaped compound
- chirality
- mesomorphism
- pyroelectric effect