Novel method for order parameter of ferroelectric liquid crystals by image analysis

作者:Sreeramakavacham Sreehari Sastry*; Rao B Gowri Sankara; Mallika K; Kumari T Vindhya; Lakshminarayana S; Ha Sie Tiong
来源:Liquid Crystals, 2013, 40(3): 384-390.
DOI:10.1080/02678292.2012.754960

摘要

A novel method for temperature dependence of order parameter calculations at different wavelengths through birefringence measurements for ferroelectric liquid crystals (S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4-(4-n-alkanoyloxy benzoyloxy) biphenyl-4-carboxylates (where n=16 and 18) has been proposed using image analysis and linear regression method of Kuczynski equation. Measurements are made for its liquid crystal phases (SmecticC*, SmecticA) to the isotropic phase of the sample. The birefringence values of the samples at different wavelengths are obtained from the textural analysis of liquid crystal as a function of temperature using MATLAB software.

  • 出版日期2013-3-1

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