화학공학소재연구정보센터
Polymer Bulletin, Vol.42, No.5, 551-557, 1999
Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering of polyacrylates liquid crystals
The synthesis and phase behavior of three homopolymers with liquid crystalline sidechains is described. These new homopolymers show a dependence of the phase transition temperatures on the molecular weight. The synthesized material exhibits typical mesomorphism-nematic, smectic A and C. We compare the mesomorphic behavior of the homopolymers of the different liquid crystals polyacrylates. in addition, a dynamic and static light scattering study in different solvents has been undertaken. The hydrodynamic radius as well as the diffusion coefficient of the single polymer molecules could be determined. Moreover, the experimental results suggest the formation of aggregates or clusters in the THF dilute regime.