Pressure induced twist grain boundary phase
- Krishna Prasad, S.
- Nair, Geetha G.
- Chandrasekhar, S.
- Goodby, J.W.
DOIAbstract
Restricted Access.We report high pressure studies on a binary system of 4-(2'-methyl butyl)phenyl 4'-n-octyl biphenyl-4-carboxylate (CE8 from BDH) and 4-n- dodecyloxy biphenyl-4'-(2'-methyl butyl)benzoate (C12). For the concentration range 0.32<X<0.62, where X is the weight fraction of C12, the system shows the following sequence of transitions at room pressure: Isotropic- Cholesteric (Ch)-Twist Grain Boundary (TGB)-Smectic A (A)Smectic C- (C*). For X=0.25, the Ch phase transforms directly to the A phase at 1 bar, but there is an induced TGB phase between the Ch and A phases at elevated pressures. Analysis of the topology of the pressure-temperature diagram in the vicinity of the Ch-TGB-A meeting point indicates that is a critical end point...
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