Abstract
The properties and structure of de Vries materials in new series of organosiloxane liquid crystalline materials has been studied using electrooptical measurements and UV/V is spectroscopy. The compounds from this series show different strength of the de Vries phase. Two independent parameters to characterize de Vries properties were introduced. The structure-properties relations of these materials were studied.
Acknowledgement
This work was supported by the EU Contract HPRN-CT- 2002-00202 SAMPA.