• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2009

The side chain liquid crystal triblock copolymers (TBCs), which underwent phase transitions below their decomposition temperature, were prepared by copolymerization of poly(n-butyl acrylate) and a comonomer containing the mesogenic azobenzene group. The physical properties of TBCs in the distinctive transition temperature ranges were investigated in terms of the liquid crystal (LC) content in the copolymers. The phase transition temperatures traced optically, thermally and rheologically were well coincided one another and clearly exhibited the phase transition of smectic-nematic-isotropic with increasing temperature. In the smectic phase, increasing temperature made the liquid crystal system more elastic, but viscosity (${\eta}'$) remained almost constant. In the nematic phase, increasing temperature abruptly decreased ${\eta}'$ and G', ultimately leading to isotropic phase. Both smectic and nematic phases exhibited Bingham viscosity behavior but the former gave much greater yield stress at the same LC content.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.118-128
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• 1976

액체에 대한 significant structure theory 와 상의 전이에 대한 Bragg-Williams근사를 사용하여 액정 화합물인 p-azoxyanisole의 열역학적 성질을 nematic phase와 isotropic phase의 온도범위에 걸쳐 계산하였다. Isotropic phase는 일반적인 액체로 보았으며 nematic phase는 액체적인 성질외에도 분자쌍극자의 배열에 의한 영향도 고려하였다. p-Azoxyanisole의 액체적인 성질은 significant structure theory로 기술하였으며 분자쌍극과 배열에 의한 영향은 Bragg-Williams 근사로써 고려하였다. 부피, 증기압, 정압비열, 열팽창계수, nematic-isotropic 전이점에서의 엔트로피 엔탈피 변화, 절대엔트로피, Helmholtz free energy등을 계산하여 실험치와 비교하였다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.245-249
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• 2002

A (disk-like liquid crystal (DLC) monomer/liquid crystals(LCs)/chiral dopant/dichroic dye) composite was irradiated with ultraviolet (UV) light. The (DLC network/LCs/chiral dopant/dichroic dye) was formed in the homeotropically oriented smectic A(SA) phase by the surface orientation treatment and the electric field. A focal-conic texture exhibiting strong light scattering appeared in the heat-induced chiral nematic phase(N${\ast}$) of the composite upon heating. Thermo-recording in the composite system has been realized by using a He-Ne laser. The laser irradiation was induced the phase transitions from SA phase to chiral nematic(N${\ast}$) phase in the composite system.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2001년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.489-492
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 효율적인 홀로그래픽 데이타 저장을 위해, 세기변조를 통한 2차원 이진데이타를 표현함에 있어서 가변적이고 이산적인 랜덤 위상마스크를 함께 사용하는 방법을 연구했다. 가변 위상 마스크는 twisted nematic LCD를 사용해 구현했다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2002년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.191-192
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• 2002

We reported pushing of colloidal particles by a moving isotropic-nematic phase boundary. Here, we report tailoring the structure of 3-dimensional networks formed by these particles by adjusting the rate of phase transition and by application of an electric field. The resulting networks affect the electro-optic performance of liquid crystal devices.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2005년도 International Meeting on Information Displayvol.I
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• pp.195-198
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• 2005

Using theoretical analysis based on Landau theory, it is shown that only five phenomenological parameters are necessary to describe the twelve bulk elastic constants of a biaxial nematic phase. Further, a simple method for determining the values of these five parameters experimentally is given. Comparison with the values of the well-known splay, twist, and bend elastic constants of the uniaial nematic is made.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.510-514
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• 2016

The conventional liquid crystal displays (LCDs) have been using optically uniaxial liquid crystal (LC) medium and this often causes a significant image change at oblique viewing angles. We simulated the viewing angle properties of the biaxial nematic (N_b) phase of a bent-core liquid crystal (BLC) and compared the results with the vertically aligned (VA)- and the in-plane switching (IPS)-LCDs. The N_b phase of the BLC showed a smaller transmittance at the dark state as well as a greater contrast ratio at wide viewing angle. The viewing angle property of the N_b-mode without any compensation film was slightly superior to the IPS-mode with the compensation films eliminating the decross of the polarizers at oblique viewing angle.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.583-588
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• 1991

A series of dimesogenic compounds having two identical, terminal Schiff base type mesogens and a central polymethylene spacer were prepared and their properties were compared with those of the corresponding monomesogenic compounds. The mesomorphic properties of the compounds were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and on a hot-stage of a polarizing microscope. All of the dimesogenic compounds formed mesophases enantiotropically with the exception of pentamethylene-1,5-bis(4-oxybenzylidene 4-n-butylaniline). This compound was monotropic and formed only a nematic phase on heating the solid, whereas it formed nematic as well as smectic A phases on cooling the isotropic liquid. Those compounds containing longer (octamethylene and decamethylene) spacers favored the formation of nematic phase whereas those having shorter (dimethylene and tetramethylene) spacers formed smectic phases. In general, the variety of mesophase forms exhibited by the dimesogenic compounds was significantly less than that shown by the corresponding monomesogenic compounds.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.341-344
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• 2019

Liquid crystal (LC) mesophase materials manifest a variety of phase transitions. The optical properties of LCs are highly dependent upon the phase and orientation of the optical axis with respect to the polarization of incoming light. Studying the LC phase transitions is significantly important for a wide range of scientific and industrial applications. In this study, we demonstrate the propagation velocity of the phase boundary between the nematic and isotropic phase of 4-Cyano-4-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) liquid crystal for different electric fields using a polarized optical microscope. The results demonstrate that the propagation velocity of the phase boundary exhibits a peak value for a specific voltage, attributed to the supercooling of the isotropic phase of the LC. The analysis of the propagation velocity for different electric fields also provides a simple optical platform to measure the thermal anisotropy and voltage dependent thermal properties of the homogeneously aligned LC.

• 폴리머
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.297-306
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• 2009

폴리(비닐 알코올)과 1-{4-(4'-시아노페닐아조)펜옥시}알킬브롬들(CAFBn, n=$2{\sim}10$)을 이용하여 곁사슬형 액정 동족체들인 폴리 [1-(4-(4'-시아노페닐아조)펜옥시알킬옥시)에틸렌]들(CAFETn, n=$2{\sim}10$, 유연격자중의 메틸렌 단위들의 수)을 합성함과 동시에 이들의 열방성 액정 특성을 검토하였다. n=$2{\sim}5$인 CAPBn은 액정 상들을 형성하지 않는 반면 CAPB6 그리고 n=$7{\sim}10$인 CAPBn들은 각각 쌍방성 그리고 단방성 네마틱 상들을 형성 하였다. 이러한 사실과 판이하게, CAPETn 고분자들 중에서 CAPET5만이 쌍방성 네마틱 상을 형성하는 반면 나머지 고분자들은 단방성 네미틱 상들을 형성하였다. CAPETn들의 액체 상에서 네마틱 상으로의 전이온도들 그리고 CAPBn들에 비해 큰 값들을 갖는 CAPETn들의 상 전이시의 엔트로피 변화는 n의 함수로서 전형적인 홀수-짝수 효과를 나타냈다. 이러한 상 전이 거동들을 Imrie에 의한 'virtual trimer model'의 견지에서 검토하였다. CAPETn들의 액정 상의 특성들은 폴리아크릴레이트, 폴리메타크릴레이트 그리고 폴리스티렌에 (시아노페닐아조)펜옥시 그룹들을 플리메틸렌 유연격자들을 통하여 연결시켜 얻은 고분자들에 대해 보고된 결과와 크게 달랐다. 이러한 결과들은 주사슬과 곁사슬 그룹의 화학적 결합양식이 액정 상의 형성능, 안정성 그리고 구조에 중요한 역할을 함을 시사한다.