Polymorphism Investigation of (4-(4'-Octylobiphenyl)carboxylane) 4-(2-Methylobuthyl) Phenol Liquid Crystal Having Blue Phase |
| G. Lewińskaa, b and W. Otowskia
a Institute of Physics, Cracow University of Technology, Podchorążych 1, 30-084 Cracow, Poland b The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow, Poland |
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| (4-(4'octylo-biphenyl)carbo-xylane) 4-(2-methylo-buthyl) phenol, the substance showing complex polymorphism, has been investigated using the calorimetric, microscopic and X-ray methods. This substance exhibited polymorphism during heating and cooling: a few smectic phases, a cholesteric phase and a blue phase as well. However, the substance polymorphism depends on the rate of heat flow. Existing of the blue phase has been confirmed by polarizing microscopic observations done at several temperature rates. |
| DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.117.562 PACS numbers: 61.30.Pq, 61.30.Eb, 64.70.M-, 42.70.Df |