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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Phase behavior and elastic properties of a slightly crosslinked liquid crystalline main-chain polymer

K. H. HanusB. StollWolfgang PechholdF. SoergelRudolf Zentel

subject

chemistry.chemical_classificationPhase transitionMaterials sciencePolymers and PlasticsIsotropyPolymerShear modulusColloid and Surface ChemistryDifferential scanning calorimetrychemistryChemical engineeringLiquid crystalX-ray crystallographyMaterials ChemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryElasticity (economics)

description

A liquid crystalline main-chain polymer was slightly crosslinked by a reaction withα, ω-difunctionalized oligo-siloxanes. Crosslinking does not disturb the liquid crystalline phases, which are identified by x-ray measurements as smecticB and smecticA phases. Measurements of the elastic properties of the crosslinked sample show rubber-like elasticity, even in the liquid crystalline phases. A difference of 7 K was found between cooling and heating for the smecticA/isotropic transition from DSC and mechanical measurements.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01490246