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Guidelines For Selecting Or Synthesizing Nematic Liquid Crystals

Shin-Tson Wu, A. M. Lackner, W. H. Smith, U. Efron

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Principles for selecting or synthesizing liquid crystal mixtures with desired birefringence are analyzed. Based on these principles a liquid crystal mixture exhibiting large birefringence and low visco-elastic coefficient at room temperature was formulated. Optical and electro-optic properties of this liquid crystal were characterized at elevated temperature. Results are compared with those of some commercially available liquid crystals.

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Key concepts: Liquid crystal, Birefringence, Materials science, Liquid-crystal display, Crystal (programming language), Optics, Optoelectronics, Computer science