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Bhowmik Compounds
Bn Series
Optical Microscopy : Mike Fisch
X-ray Diffraction: Lee Sharpnack and Tyler Harris
Funding: NSF US Ireland R&D Partnership under
Award # 1410649
Acknowledgments:
Compound
Phase
Transition/Temperature (⁰C)
B12
B13
B14
B15
B16
B17
B18
B19
B20
I Sm A Cr95.6 67.2
I Sm A Cr109 49.2
I Sm A Cr97.5 65.3
I Sm A Cr110.3 49.5
I Sm A Cr
97.8 27.2
I Sm A Cr
109.5 61.7
I Sm X Cr97.1 31.2
I Sm A Cr
108.2 51.7
I Cr56.2
Compound D-spacing (Å)
B12 27.60
B13 28.82
B14 29.74
B15 30.79
B16 31.25
B17 34.11
B18 33.98
B19 -
B20 Crystal
B12
Optical Textures
94oC 67.8oC
67.2oC 38.6oC
SmA
SmX
B12
X-ray Diffratction
90⁰C Sm A 70⁰C Crystal
X-ray Diffraction confirms Smectic A phase.
B13
Optical Textures
108oC 90oC 80oC
78.2oC 55oC 50.2oC
SmA SmX
Crystal?
55oC
B13
X-ray Diffraction
108⁰C Sm A 86⁰C Sm A 82⁰C Sm A
B13
X-ray Diffraction
58⁰C Crystal78⁰C Sm A
X-ray Diffraction confirms Smectic A phase.
B14
Optical Textures
93.6oC 66.3oC
65.3oC
SmX
SmA
B14
X-ray Diffraction
96.5⁰C Sm A 67⁰C Crystal
X-ray Diffraction confirms Smectic A phase.
B15
Optical Textures
104oC 74oC
55oC 49.9oC
SmA
Crystal
B15
X-ray Diffraction
110⁰C Sm A 70⁰C Sm A
B15
X-ray Diffraction
60⁰C Sm A 50⁰C Crystal?
X-ray Diffraction confirms Smectic A phase.
B16
Optical Textures
96.8oC 70oC
65.5oC 34.7oC
SmA
SmC
B16
X-ray Diffraction
96⁰C Sm A 74⁰C Sm A 63⁰C Crystal
X-ray Diffraction confirms Smectic A phase. No Smectic C
phase found in this compound
B17
Optical Textures
105oC 94.6oC 93.6oC
90oC 65.7oC 61.7oC
SmA
CrystalSmX
B17
X-ray diffraction
109⁰C Sm A 100⁰C Sm A 90⁰C Sm A
B17
X-ray diffraction
70⁰C Sm A 60⁰C Crystal
X-ray Diffraction confirms Smectic A phase.
B18
Optical Textures
90oC 70oC
64.7oC 33.4oC
SmA SmA
SmC? Crystal
B18
X-ray Diffraction
96⁰C Sm A 70⁰C Sm A
B18
X-ray Diffraction
65⁰C Sm A 31.2⁰C Crystal?
X-ray Diffraction confirms Smectic A phase.
B19
Optical Textures
106oC 60oC
60oC pol 30o 51.7oC
Crystal
SmA
B20
Optical Textures
56.2oC59.3oC
Crystal

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