Effect of temperature on the morphology and electro-optical properties of liquid crystal physical gel

• Main Authors: Leaw, Wai Loon, Mamat, Che Rozid, Triwahyono, Sugeng, Abdul Jalil, Aishah, Bidin, Noriah
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B. V. 2016
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69307/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.09.042
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Liquid crystal physical gels were (thermally) prepared with cholesteryl stearate as a gelator in nematic liquid crystal, 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl. The electro-optical performance of liquid crystal physical gels is almost entirely dependent on the gels' inherent morphology. This study involved...