NEW POLYMERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS WITH LINEAR AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS: SYNTHESIS STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMIC CHARACTERISATION USING BROADBAND SPECTROSCOPY

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: SC1*0291

Project closed

Start date 1 January 1990

End date 31 December 1993

Funded under

• Programme plan (EEC) to stimulate the international cooperation and interchange needed by European research scientists (SCIENCE), 1988-1992

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN HEREINAFTER TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
Ireland

Objective

New liquid crystal polymers with mesogenic groups both in he main and side chains will be synthesised to produce cholesteric and chiral smetic phases. Strongly dipolar lateral substituents will be used to improve the ferroelectric, pyroelectric and optically non-linear properties. The static characterization of the phases from below the glass transition to the isotropic phase will be undertaken by DSC, polarising microscopy and X-rays. Surface effects will be studied using SEM. Molecular dynamic studies will be carried out and compared with analytical theory using broadband dielectric
spectroscopy (10-2 Hz to 9 THz). The pyro- and ferroelectric and non-linear optical properties will be investigated with a view to developing novel electro-optical applications.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › microscopy
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › liquid crystals
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › spectroscopy

Programme(s)

• FP2-SCIENCE - Programme plan (EEC) to stimulate the international cooperation and interchange needed by European research scientists (SCIENCE), 1988-1992

Topic(s)

Data not available

Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN HEREINAFTER TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Trinity College ; 2 DUBLIN ; Ireland
• Total cost: No data

Participants (3)

JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITAET MAINZ

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Staudinger Weg 7 ; 55099 MAINZ
• Total cost: No data

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ackermannweg 10 ; 55021 MAINZ
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Oxford Road ; M13 9PL MANCHESTER
• Total cost: No data