Electric-field controllable optical activity in the nano-segregated system composed of rod- and bent-core liquid crystals  [Invited]

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Electric-field controllable optical activity in the nano-segregated system composed of rod- and bent-core liquid crystals [Invited]

Fumito Araoka, Go Sugiyama, Ken Ishikawa, and Hideo Takezoe »View Author Affiliations

Optical Materials Express, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 27-35 (2011)
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Abstract

In this paper, we demonstrate a controllable optical activity emerging as electric-field-dependent circular dicroism (CD) and optical rotatory dispersion (ORD). Such controllable optical activity may offer fascinating possibilities for the production of novel optical materials/devices. The result also supports our previous result about the formation of the chiral superstructure of the 5CB molecules in the B_X phase of the 5CB/P8-O-PIMB mixture system.

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(160.3710) Materials : Liquid crystals
(160.1585) Materials : Chiral media

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Chiral Optical Materials

History
Original Manuscript: February 4, 2011
Revised Manuscript: March 10, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 11, 2011
Published: April 22, 2011

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Chiral Optical Materials (2011) Optical Materials Express
November 23, 2011 Spotlight on Optics

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Fumito Araoka, Go Sugiyama, Ken Ishikawa, and Hideo Takezoe, "Electric-field controllable optical activity in the nano-segregated system composed of rod- and bent-core liquid crystals [Invited]," Opt. Mater. Express 1, 27-35 (2011)
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H. Takezoe and Y. Takanishi, “Bent-Core Liquid Crystals: Their Mysterious and Attractive World,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 45, 597–625 (2006). [CrossRef]
R. B. Meyer, L. Liebert, L. Strzelecki, and P. Keller, “Ferroelectric liquid crystals,” J. Phys. (Paris) 36, L69–L71 (1975).
D. R. Link, G. Natale, R. Shao, J. E. Maclennan, N. A. Clark, E. Körblova, and D. M. Walba, “Spontaneous Formation of Macroscopic Chiral Domains in a Fluid Smectic Phase of Achiral Molecules,” Science 278, 1924–1927 (1997). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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L. A. Madsen, T. J. Dingemans, M. Nakata, and E. T. Samulski, “Thermotropic Biaxial Nematic Liquid Crystals,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 145505 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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L. Guo, S. Dhara, B. K. Sadashiva, S. Radhika, R. Pratibha, Y. Shimbo, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe, “Polar switching in the smectic-AdPA phase composed of asymmetric bent-core molecules,” Phys. Rev. E 81, 011703 (2010). [CrossRef]
A. Eremin, S. Diele, G. Pelzl, H. Nadasi, W. Weissflog, J. Salfetnikolva, and H. Kresse, “Experimental evidence for an achiral orthogonal biaxial smectic phase without in-plane order exhibiting antiferroelectric switching behavior,” Phys. Rev. E 64, 051707 (2001). [CrossRef]
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D. Pociecha, M. Čepič, E. Gorecka, and J. Mieczkowski, “Ferroelectric Mesophase with Randomized Interlayer Structure,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 185501 (2003).
Y. Shimbo, E. Gorecka, D. Pociecha, F. Araoka, M. Goto, Y. Takanishi, K. Ishikawa, J. Mieczkowski, K. Gomola, and H. Takezoe, “Electric-Field-Induced Polar Biaxial Order in a Nontilted Smectic Phase of an Asymmetric Bent-Core Liquid Crystal,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 113901 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. Gomola, L. Guo, D. Pociecha, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe, “An optically uniaxial antiferroelectric smectic phase in asymmetrical bent-core compounds containing 3-aminophenol central unit,” J. Mater. Chem. 20, 7944–7952 (2010). [CrossRef]
J. Thisayukta, H. Takezoe, and J. Watanabe, “Study on Helical Structure of the B4 Phase Formed from Achiral Banana-Shaped Molecule,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40, 3277–3287 (2001). [CrossRef]
L. E. Hough, H. T. Jung, D. Kruerke, M. S. Heberling, M. Nakata, C. D. Jones, D. Chen, D. R. Link, J. Zasadzinski, G. Heppke, J. P. Rabe, W. Stocker, E. Körblova, D. M. Walba, M. A. Glaser, and N. A. Clark, “Helical Nanofilament Phases,” Science 325, 456–460 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Acharya, B. R.
Araoka, F.
Bahr, C.
Cepic, M.
Chen, D.
Choi, S. W.
Clark, N. A.
Dhara, S.
Diele, S.
Dingemans, T. J.
Eremin, A.
Furukawa, T.
Glaser, M. A.
Gomola, K.
Gorecka, E.
Goto, M.
Guo, L.
Heberling, M. S.
Heppke, G.
Hough, L. E.
Ishikawa, K.
Jones, C. D.
Jung, H. T.
Jung, J. C.
Keith, C.
Keller, P.
Kitzerow, H. S.
Körblova, E.
Kresse, H.
Kruerke, D.
Kumar, S.
Liebert, L.
Link, D. R.
Maclennan, J. E.
Madhusudana, N. V.
Madsen, L. A.
Meyer, R. B.
Mieczkowski, J.
Nadasi, H.
Nakata, M.
Natale, G.
Niori, T.
Otani, T.
Panarin, Y. P.
Pelzl, G.
Pociecha, D.
Pratibha, R.
Prehm, M.
Primak, A.
Rabe, J. P.
Radhika, S.
Reddy, R. A.
Sadashiva, B. K.
Salfetnikolva, J.
Samulski, E. T.
Sekine, T.
Shao, R.
Shimbo, Y.
Shin, G. J.
Stocker, W.
Strzelecki, L.
Takanishi, Y.
Takezoe, H.
Thisayukta, J.
Toledano, P.
Tschierske, C.
Vij, J. K.
Walba, D. M.
Watanabe, J.
Weissflog, W.
Zasadzinski, J.

Chem. Commun.

C. Keith, M. Prehm, Y. P. Panarin, J. K. Vij, and C. Tschierske, “Development of polar order in liquid crystalline phases of a banana compound with a unique sequence of three orthogonal phases,” Chem. Commun. 46, 3702–3704 (2010). [CrossRef]

J. Am. Chem. Soc.

T. Otani, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe, “Enhanced Optical Activity by Achiral Rod-Like Molecules Nanosegregated in the B4 Structure of Achiral Bent-Core Molecules,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 12368–12372 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

J. Mater. Chem.

T. Niori, T. Sekine, J. Watanabe, T. Furukawa, and H. Takezoe, “Distinct ferroelectric smectic liquid crystals consisting of banana shaped achiral molecules,” J. Mater. Chem. 6, 1231–1233 (1996). [CrossRef]
Y. Takanishi, G. J. Shin, J. C. Jung, S. W. Choi, K. Ishikawa, J. Watanabe, H. Takezoe, and P. Toledano, “Observation of very large chiral domains in a liquid crystal phase formed by mixtures of achiral bent-core and rod molecules,” J. Mater. Chem. 15, 4020–4024 (2005). [CrossRef]
B. K. Sadashiva, R. A. Reddy, R. Pratibha, and N. V. Madhusudana, “Biaxial smectic A phase in homologous series of compounds composed of highly polar unsymmetrically substituted bent-core molecules,” J. Mater. Chem. 12, 943–950 (2002). [CrossRef]
R. A. Reddy and B. K. Sadashiva, “Direct transition from a nematic phase to a polar biaxial smectic A phase in a homologous series of unsymmetrically substituted bent-core compounds,” J. Mater. Chem. 14, 310–319 (2004). [CrossRef]
K. Gomola, L. Guo, D. Pociecha, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe, “An optically uniaxial antiferroelectric smectic phase in asymmetrical bent-core compounds containing 3-aminophenol central unit,” J. Mater. Chem. 20, 7944–7952 (2010). [CrossRef]

J. Phys. (Paris)

R. B. Meyer, L. Liebert, L. Strzelecki, and P. Keller, “Ferroelectric liquid crystals,” J. Phys. (Paris) 36, L69–L71 (1975).

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

H. Takezoe and Y. Takanishi, “Bent-Core Liquid Crystals: Their Mysterious and Attractive World,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 45, 597–625 (2006). [CrossRef]
J. Thisayukta, H. Takezoe, and J. Watanabe, “Study on Helical Structure of the B4 Phase Formed from Achiral Banana-Shaped Molecule,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40, 3277–3287 (2001). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. E

M. Nakata, Y. Takanishi, J. Watanabe, and H. Takezoe, “Blue phases induced by doping chiral nematic liquid crystals with nonchiral molecules,” Phys. Rev. E 68, 041710 (2003). [CrossRef]
L. Guo, S. Dhara, B. K. Sadashiva, S. Radhika, R. Pratibha, Y. Shimbo, F. Araoka, K. Ishikawa, and H. Takezoe, “Polar switching in the smectic-AdPA phase composed of asymmetric bent-core molecules,” Phys. Rev. E 81, 011703 (2010). [CrossRef]
A. Eremin, S. Diele, G. Pelzl, H. Nadasi, W. Weissflog, J. Salfetnikolva, and H. Kresse, “Experimental evidence for an achiral orthogonal biaxial smectic phase without in-plane order exhibiting antiferroelectric switching behavior,” Phys. Rev. E 64, 051707 (2001). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

L. A. Madsen, T. J. Dingemans, M. Nakata, and E. T. Samulski, “Thermotropic Biaxial Nematic Liquid Crystals,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 145505 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
B. R. Acharya, A. Primak, and S. Kumar, “Biaxial Nematic Phase in Bent-Core Thermotropic Mesogens,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 145506 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Pociecha, M. Čepič, E. Gorecka, and J. Mieczkowski, “Ferroelectric Mesophase with Randomized Interlayer Structure,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 185501 (2003).
Y. Shimbo, E. Gorecka, D. Pociecha, F. Araoka, M. Goto, Y. Takanishi, K. Ishikawa, J. Mieczkowski, K. Gomola, and H. Takezoe, “Electric-Field-Induced Polar Biaxial Order in a Nontilted Smectic Phase of an Asymmetric Bent-Core Liquid Crystal,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 113901 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Science

L. E. Hough, H. T. Jung, D. Kruerke, M. S. Heberling, M. Nakata, C. D. Jones, D. Chen, D. R. Link, J. Zasadzinski, G. Heppke, J. P. Rabe, W. Stocker, E. Körblova, D. M. Walba, M. A. Glaser, and N. A. Clark, “Helical Nanofilament Phases,” Science 325, 456–460 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. R. Link, G. Natale, R. Shao, J. E. Maclennan, N. A. Clark, E. Körblova, and D. M. Walba, “Spontaneous Formation of Macroscopic Chiral Domains in a Fluid Smectic Phase of Achiral Molecules,” Science 278, 1924–1927 (1997). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Other

H. S. Kitzerow and C. Bahr, eds., Chirality in Liquid Crystals (Springer, 2001).
D. M. Walba, A. Reddy, T. Gong, M. A. Glaser, C. Zhu, Y. Shen, R. Shao, and N. A. Clark, “SmAPF Achiral Ferroelectrics,” presented at the 23rd International Liquid Crystal Conference, Krakòw, Poland, 11–16 July 2010.

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