Abstract:
The invention relates to a circular UV polarizer based on a polymerized mesogen being obtainable by curing by actinic radiation or by heat of a polymerizable composition which comprises the following components:a) a liquid mesogenic component A composed of one or more achiral mesogenic compounds having at least one polymerizable end group optionally linked via a spacer group to the mesogenic core,b) a component B composed of one or more chiral compounds in such an amount that the maximum wavelength of reflection (.lambda..sub.max) of the composition is between 320 and 440 nm, inclusive, andc) a photoinitiator or thermal initiator component C.
Abstract:
A method for the loading and alignment of liquid crystal polymers in electro-optic and electro-active devices by in-situ polymerization between substrates of liquid crystal monomers. The molecular weight of the resulting liquid crystal polymer is controlled by the addition of a chain transfer reagent, for example, a thiol-containing compound which may be a liquid crystal material.
Abstract:
A lubricating composition comprising: (a) a base oil; (b) an acid ester of phosphoric acid of formula (I), where R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic group containing from 3 to 30 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or a monovalent organic group containing from 3 to 30 carbon atoms and (c) a phosphonate ester of formula (II), where R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently monovalent organic groups containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and R.sub.5 is a monovalent organic group containing from 4 to 30, preferably 10 to 24 carbon atoms, the amounts of (b) and (c) being sufficient to improve the frictional properties is disclosed. ##STR1##
Abstract:
The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds of positive dielectric anisotropy, characterized in that it contains one or more compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which Hal is fluorine or chlorine and R is alkyl, oxaalkyl, fluoroalkyl or alkenyl, in each case having up to 7 carbon atoms.
Abstract:
A novel LCP material based on fumarate and maleate di-esters is disclosed having general formula (I); R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may may not be the same but have general structure (II); (a)=(b), (c), (d); p=2 to 14; q=0 or 1; r=1 or 2; s=1 or 2; X.dbd.O, CO.sub.2, O.sub.2 C, CH.sub.2 ; Y.dbd.C.sub.2 H.sub.4, O, CO.sub.2, O.sub.2 C; Z.dbd.CN, halogen, R, CO.sub.2 R, OR, O.sub.2 CR, wherein R=chiral or achiral.
Abstract translation:PCT No.PCT / GB93 / 01018 Sec。 371日期1994年12月6日第 102(e)日期1994年12月6日PCT提交1993年5月19日PCT公布。 公开号WO93 / 25634 PCT 日本公开了具有通式(I)的基于富马酸和马来酸二酯的新型LCP材料。 R1和R2可能不一样,但具有一般结构(II); (a)=(b),(c),(d); p = 2〜14; q = 0或1; r = 1或2 s = 1或2; X = O,CO 2,O 2 C,CH 2; Y = C2H4,O,CO2,O2C; Z = CN,卤素,R,CO 2 R,OR,O 2 CR,其中R =手性或非手性。
Abstract:
The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline material in the form of an anisotropic gel consisting of a polymerized liquid-crystalline material and a low-molecular weight liquid-crystalline material, wherein the polymerized material (a) forms a permanently oriented network in the low-molecular liquid-crystalline material (b), characterized in that the low-molecular weight liquid-crystalline material (b) exhibits a cholesteric phase, and to a display cell with such a material.
Abstract:
Benzene derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which n is 1 to 7, Q is --CO or --(CH.sub.2).sub.r --, where r is 1 to 5, s is 0, 1 or 2, t is 0 or 1, where s+t.gtoreq.1, X is F, Cl, --CF.sub.3, --CN, --OCF.sub.3 or --OCHF.sub.2, and Y, L and Z are each, independently of one another, H or F.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a ferroelectric liquid-crystalline medium having improved low-temperature behavior, pronounced bistability and a phase sequence containing the phases isotropic, cholesteric, smectic A and chiral smectic C, comprising an achiral base material having a broad smectic C phase and at least one chiral dope which induces a spontaneous polarization of from 5 to 40 nCcm.sup.-2 in the achiral base material, characterized in that the medium has a chiral smectic C phase which is stable at least to -30.degree. C., and to the use thereof in electro-optical devices.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrooptical liquid crystal systemwhich between two electrode layers there is contained a liquid crystal mixture and a further optically transparent polymer medium,whose liquid crystal molecules have irregular orientation in the switched-off state,in which one of the refractive indices of the liquid crystal mixture is substantially the same as the refractive index of the medium n.sub.m and/or in which the quotient from the weight of the liquid crystal mixture and the weight of the optically transparent medium is 1.5 or more,which in one of the switching states has reduced transmission compared with the other state essentially independent of the polarization of the incident light, andwhose liquid crystal mixture contains at least one dielectrically neutral and at least one dielectrically positive liquid crystalline or monotropic compound, characterized in that the liquid crystalline mixture contains less than 15% by weight of one or more dielectrically positive liquid crystalline, enantiotropic or monotropic, two-ring compounds in order to lower the solubility of the liquid crystal mixture in the medium.
Abstract:
Compounds of formula (I) where R is C.sub.1-15 alkyl, X is hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine, m and n are independently selected 1 or 0, W is C.sub.1-15 alkyl or alkoxy, CN or halogen, rings A and B Are independently selected from phenyl, laterally fluoro- or chloro- substituted phenyl, transcyclohexyl pyridyl, pyrimidyl or dioxanyl. Preferred embodiments have R=C.sub.3-8 and where W is alkyl or alkoxy then it is also preferable that W=C.sub.3-8. Where m=0, then preferably W=CN and where m=1, then preferably W=alkyl.