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Thermodynamic Behavior and Physical Properties of Thermotropic Liquid Crystals

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Liquid Crystals

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The parallel alignment of anisotropic molecules gives rise to the anisotropy of various physical properties, which is the striking feature of the liquid-crystalline state. It will be shown that there is a close relation between the anisotropy of physical properties and the molecular structure, as well as the phase structure. The anisotropy of physical properties is an essential condition for a number of practical applications besides the temperature range and the chemical stability. Therefore, the knowledge of structure-property relations is of growing interest in molecular engineering of liquid crystalline compounds with specific properties.

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Pelzl, G. (1994). Thermodynamic Behavior and Physical Properties of Thermotropic Liquid Crystals. In: Stegemeyer, H., Behret, H. (eds) Liquid Crystals. Topics in Physical Chemistry, vol 3. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08393-2_2

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