Electro-optical properties of nanodispersions based on ferroelectric thiobenzoates

Abstract

The influence of differential nanoparticles on the properties of ferroelectric liquid crystal based on chiral thiobenzoates series was investigated by optical and electro-optical methods. MHOBS4/ZnO, MHOBS4/Ag and MHOBS10/SWCN nanocomponents were prepared. A small addition of nanoparticles leads to changes in electro-optical properties. This is due probably to the various mutual arrangements of nanoparticles and liquid crystal molecules.

Keywords:

• thiobenzoates
• liquid crystal
• nanoparticles
• electro-optic measurement

Acknowledgement

I would like to thank Professor Janusz Chruściel for showing interesting research topics.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.