摘要:
A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising achiral smectic liquid crystal compound(s) and optically active compounds and having high speed response properties and exhibiting Sc * phase within a broad temperature range including room temperature, and a light-switching element containing the above composition are provided, which composition comprises the following components A, B and C in 50-91%, 4-30% and 5-20%, each by weight, respectively: component A: at least one of compounds of the formula (A) having smectic C phase
R¹ and R² each are same or different, linear or branched alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyloxy each of 1-18C, X is H, halogen or CN, ℓ, m and n each one 1 or 2 and the sum of ℓ, m and n is 1 or 2, component B: at least one of optically active compounds of the formula (B):
R³ is a linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy of 1-18C, R⁴ is a linear or branched alkyl of 2-18C or a linear or branched alkoxy of 1-18C, Y is H, halogen or CN, k is 0 or 1 and * is asymmetric C, the compounds having the same sense of spontaneous polarization (Ps) in chiral smectic C phase, induced when dissolved in smectic C liquid crystal; and component C: at least one of optically active compounds of the formula
R⁵ is a linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy of 1-18C, R⁶ is a linear or branched alkyl of 2-18C or a linear or branched alkoxy of 1-18C, Z is H, halogen or CN and * is asymmetric C, the compounds having the same sense of Ps in chiral smectic C phase, induced when dissolved in smectic C liquid crystal, as that of compounds of component B.
摘要翻译:提供包含非手性近晶液晶化合物和光学活性化合物并具有高速响应性并在包括室温的宽温度范围内显示Sc *相的铁电液晶组合物和包含上述组成的光开关元件 ,该组合物分别包含50-91%,4-30%和5-20%的以下组分A,B和C:组分A:至少一种式(A)化合物具有近晶质 C相 R 1和R 2各自相同或不同,直链或支链烷基,烷氧基或烷酰氧基各自为1-18C,X为H,卤素或CN,l,m和n各1 组分B:式(B)的光学活性化合物中的至少一种:组分C:至少一种式(I)的光学活性化合物 C):其中或 R 3,R 5为1-18℃的直链或支链烷基或烷氧基; R 4,R 6是2-18C的直链或支链烷基或1-18C的直链或支链烷氧基; Y,Z H,卤素或CN和*是不对称C,K是0或1
摘要:
A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition which may be used in a light switching element comprises from 20 to 70% by weight of one or more of the formula: (in which R¹ and R² are the same or are different and each is linear or branched chain alkyl group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms); also, a cholesteric phase, which may comprise one or more specified pyrimidine compounds.
摘要:
A smectic liquid crystal mixture having a broad smectic C phase temperature range including room temperature, a ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal mixture having a large spontaneous polarization, comprising the above smectic mixture and at least one optically active compound, and a liquid crystal display element having an improved response time, containing the above ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal mixture are provided, which smectic liquid crystal mixture comprises
(1) at least two components at least one of which is a pyrimidine compound expressed by the formula wherein R¹ and R² each are a linear alkyl group having 1 -20 carbons; (2) at least one pyrimidine compound of the formula (I) and at least one pyrimidine compound expressed by the formula wherein R³ and R⁴ each are a linear alkyl group having 1 - 18 carbons; or (3) at least one pyrimidine compound of the formula (I) and at least one biphenylpyrimidine compound expressed by the formula wherein R⁵ and R⁶ each are a linear alkyl or alkoxy group each having 1 - 18 carbons.