Table 1.
Compositions and phase-transition temperatures of the studied samples.
| Dimeric LC wt % | Rodlike LC wt % | Chiral dopant wt % | Transition temperature °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample No. | BPFOn/TPFOn | TTPF/TTP/DITPF/TP2FTF | R5011 | BDH1281 | Iso-BPa | BP-X*b | ΔTc |
| 1 | 0.0/0.0 | 94.0/0.0/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 66.9/27.1 | 0.0/0.0/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 60.0 | 11.5 | 48.5 |
| 3 | 60.2/24.4 | 9.4/0.0/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 64.5 | 1.5 | 63.0 |
| 4 | 53.5/21.7 | 18.8/0.0/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 76.6 | −9.7 | 86.3 |
| 5 | 46.8/19.0 | 28.2/0.0/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 85.7 | −40.8 | 126.5 |
| 6 | 43.5/17.6 | 32.9/0.0/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 92.8 | −39.6 | 132.4 |
| 7 | 40.1/16.3 | 37.6/0.0/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 96.0 | 66.5 | 29.5 |
| 8 | 43.5/17.6 | 18.8/0.0/14.1/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 72.8 | −24.5 | 97.3 |
| 9 | 60.2/24.4 | 0.0/9.4/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 88.5 | 88.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 60.2/24.4 | 4.7/4.7/0.0/0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 77.0 | 30.0 | 47.0 |
| 11 | 43.5/17.6 | 28.2/0.0/0.0/4.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 87.3 | −40.5 | 127.8 |
| 12 | 43.5/17.6 | 23.5/0.0/0.0/9.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 80.6 | −40.9 | 121.5 |
| 13 | 43.5/17.6 | 18.8/0.0/0.0/14.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 75.7 | −41.3 | 117.0 |
| 14 | 39.3/21.8 | 14.1/0.0/0.0/18.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 83.5 | −38.8 | 122.3 |
aIso-BP is the phase transition temperature from an isotropic liquid to a BP.
bBP–X* is the phase transition temperature from a BP to an unidentified phase.
cΔT is the temperature range of a BP.