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Chiral smectic liquid crystal composition
Assignee: JNC Corp
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Filing: 1984-09-28
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Granted: 1990-07-24
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Expires: 2004-09-28
Abstract
Abstract A ferroelectric liquid crystal material having a long helical pitch and still having a large spontaneous electric polarization and superior response property can be provided by mixing a chiral smectic compound or compounds having a twist sense of helix right-handed with other chiral smectic compound or compounds having a twist sense of helix left-handed and also a light switching element is provided in which the above-mentioned ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition is used.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Furukawa
- 👤 Kanetsugu Terashima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:26
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/06; C09K19/08; C09K19/10; C09K19/20; C09K19/2007; C09K19/2021; C09K19/02; C09K19/0225; C09K19/12; C09K19/126; C09K19/22; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/137; G02F1/139; G02F1/141
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition comprising at least one first chiral smectic C liquid crystal compound having a twist sense of helix left handed and at least one second chiral smectic C liquid crystal compound having a twist sense of helix right-handed; said first compound being expressed by the general formula ##STR43## wherein R represents an alkyl or alkyloxy group of 4 to 14 carbon atoms; m and n each represent independently an integer of 1 or 2; X represents ##STR44## or a single bond; and Y represents ##STR45## derived from (S)-2-methylbutanol or ##STR46## derived from (S)-1-methylheptanol, and second compound being expressed by the above-described formula (I) wherein R, m, n and X each represent independently the same as described above; but Y represents ##STR47## derived from (S)-2-methylbutanol or ##STR48## derived from (S)-1-methylheptanol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition comprising at least one first chiral smectic C liquid crystal compound having a twist sense of helix left handed and at least one second chiral smectic C liquid crystal compound having a twist sense of helix right-handed; said first compound being expressed by the general formula ##STR43## wherein R represents an alkyl or alkyloxy group of 4 to 14 carbon atoms; m and n each represent independently an integer of 1 or 2; X represents ##STR44## or a single bond; and Y represents ##STR45## derived from (S)-2-methylbutanol or ##STR46## derived from (S)-1-methylheptanol, and second compound being expressed by the above-described formula (I) wherein R, m, n and X each represent independently the same as described above; but Y represents ##STR47## derived from (S)-2-methylbutanol or ##STR48## derived from (S)-1-methylheptanol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 and having a helical pitch of 2 μm or more, wherein said first compound having a twist sense of helix left-handed is an optically active compound in which the side chain Y of the general formula (I) is ##STR49## and said second compound having a twist sense of helix right-handed is an optically active compound in which the side chain Y of the general formula (I) is ##STR50##
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition according to claim I and having a helical pitch of 2 μm or more, wherein said first compound having a twist sense of helix left-handed is an optically active compound in which the side chain Y of the general formula (I) of claim 1 is ##STR51## and said second compound having a twist sense of helix right-handed is an optically active compound in which the side chain Y of the general formula is ##STR52##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 and having a helical pitch of 2 μm or more, wherein said first compound having a twist sense of helix left-handed is an optically active compound in which the side chain Y of the general formula (I) of claim 7 is ##STR53## and said second compound having a twist sense of helix right-handed is an optically active compound in which the side chain Y of the general formula (I) of claim 7 is ##STR54##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
141 words
A light switching element characterized by employing a ferroelectric chiral smectic C liquid crystal composition comprising at least one first chiral smectic C compound having a twist sense of helix left-handed and at least one second chiral smectic C compound having a twist sense of helix right-handed, in which said first compound being expressed by the general formula ##STR55## wherein R represents an alkyl or alkoxy group of 4 to 14 carbon atoms; m and n each represent independently an integar of 1 or 2; X represents ##STR56## or a single bond; and Y represents ##STR57## derived from (S)-2-methylbutanol or ##STR58## derived from (S)-1-methylheptanol, and said second compound being expressed by the above-described formula (I) wherein R, m, n and X each represent, respectively, the same as described above; but Y represents ##STR59## derived from (S)-2-methylbutanol or ##STR60## derived from (S)-1-methylheptanol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
141 words
A light switching element characterized by employing a ferroelectric chiral smectic C liquid crystal composition comprising at least one first chiral smectic C compound having a twist sense of helix left-handed and at least one second chiral smectic C compound having a twist sense of helix right-handed, in which said first compound being expressed by the general formula ##STR55## wherein R represents an alkyl or alkoxy group of 4 to 14 carbon atoms; m and n each represent independently an integar of 1 or 2; X represents ##STR56## or a single bond; and Y represents ##STR57## derived from (S)-2-methylbutanol or ##STR58## derived from (S)-1-methylheptanol, and said second compound being expressed by the above-described formula (I) wherein R, m, n and X each represent, respectively, the same as described above; but Y represents ##STR59## derived from (S)-2-methylbutanol or ##STR60## derived from (S)-1-methylheptanol.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
109 words
A device for affecting incident electromagnetic radiation comprising a ferroelectric liquid crystal material, means for constraining said ferroelectric liquid crystal material to establish a device thickness and means for producing an electric field characterized in that said ferroelectric liquid crystals material is stable and comprises at least two components wherein at least one of said components has the opposite twist sense from a second of said components, whereby the pitch of said ferroelectric liquid crystal material is greater than 50 percent of said device thickness and wherein components are chosen so that the spontaneous polarization of said ferroelectric liquid crystal material is greater than 0.2×10 -8 coul/cm 2 .
Claim 9
Independent Claim
109 words
A device for affecting incident electromagnetic radiation comprising a ferroelectric liquid crystal material, means for constraining said ferroelectric liquid crystal material to establish a device thickness and means for producing an electric field characterized in that said ferroelectric liquid crystals material is stable and comprises at least two components wherein at least one of said components has the opposite twist sense from a second of said components, whereby the pitch of said ferroelectric liquid crystal material is greater than 50 percent of said device thickness and wherein components are chosen so that the spontaneous polarization of said ferroelectric liquid crystal material is greater than 0.2×10 -8 coul/cm 2 .
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