Thermotropic liquid crystals
Liquid crystals - Visualization applications
Article REF: N1110 V1
Thermotropic liquid crystals
Liquid crystals - Visualization applications

Author : Daniel STOENESCU

Publication date: April 10, 2012 | Lire en français

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2. Thermotropic liquid crystals

2.1 Molecular structure of calamitic liquid crystals

The majority of liquid crystals used in the display industry are calamitic mesogens (from καλαμι , Greek for reed), i.e. molecules with an elongated structure. There are other interesting classes of compounds, such as discotic mesogens (disk-shaped molecules) or mesogens with molecules with a curved structure, like that of a banana. Figure 2 shows an example of each of these molecular...

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