Electro-optical and dielectric properties of photo-ferroelectrics liquid crystals

Ce travail concerne l’étude des effets de la lumière sur les propriétés optiques, électro-optiques et diélectriques d’un cristal liquide pur de la famille azobenzène. Ces études ont été réalisées, en fonction de la température et de l’intensité de la lumière UV, en phase smectique C hélicoïdale (SmC*) qui est photo-ferroélectrique. Les études optiques ont montré que les modifications observées, sous irradiation UV, sont dues à la photo-isomérisation des molécules azobenzène. Le passage de la forme Trans à la forme Cis se traduit par des changements des propriétés physico-chimiques du composé et une diminution de la température de transition haute température SmC*-TGBA. Les études électro-optiques révèlent une forte diminution de la polarisation spontanée Ps et une baisse modérée de l’angle d’inclinaison q. La spectroscopie diélectrique montre que l’amplitude du mode de Goldstone augmente et sa fréquence de relaxation diminue sous irradiation lumineuse. L’exploitation des résultats montre que les évolutions photo-induites des amplitudes et fréquences de relaxation du mode Goldstone sont étroitement liées aux variations de Ps, de µ, de la viscosité rotationnelle °G et de la constante élastique de flexion K3. Dans la seconde partie de ce travail, nous avons quantifié les populations des deux isomères ainsi que les paramètres caractéristiques de leur dynamique sous irradiation à l’aide d’un modèle théorique. D’autre part nous avons montré que les variations des propriétés optiques, électro-optiques et diélectriques sont étroitement liées à la profondeur de pénétration de la lumière incidente dans la cellule. Ces comportements obéissent à une loi de type Beer-Lambert-Bouguer.This work concerns the study of the light effects on the optical, electro-optical and dielectric properties of a pure azobenzene liquid crystal. These studies were carried out, according to temperature and the UV light intensity, in the helicoidal SmC phase which is photo-ferroelectric.The optical studies show that the observed modifications, under UV irradiation, are due to the photo-isomerization of the azobenzene molecules. The transformation from the Trans to Cis form results in changes of the physico-chemical properties and a reduction of the SmC*-TGBA transition temperature Tc.The electro-optical studies reveal a strong decrease of the spontaneous polarization Ps and a moderate one of the tilt angle q. The dielectric spectroscopy studies show that the amplitude of the Goldstone mode increases and the relaxation frequency decreases under irradiation.We show that these variations of the dielectric strength and relaxation frequencies, under UV illumination, are related, at the same time, of the variations of Ps, q , rotational viscosity g G and elastic constant K3. Using a theoretical model, we determine in the second part of this work the populations of the Trans and Cis isomers as well as the characteristic dynamic parameters under irradiation. Finally we show that the variations of the optical, electro-optical and dielectric properties are closely related to the light penetration depth in the cell. Finally we show that the variations of the optical, electro-optical and dielectric properties are closely related to the light penetration depth in the cell. These behaviors obey to a Beer-Lambert law

Propriétés électro-optiques et diélectriques de cristaux liquides photo-ferroélectriques

Ce travail concerne l étude des effets de la lumière sur les propriétés optiques, électro-optiques et diélectriques d un cristal liquide pur de la famille azobenzène. Ces études ont été réalisées, en fonction de la température et de l intensité de la lumière UV, en phase smectique C hélicoïdale (SmC*) qui est photo-ferroélectrique. Les études optiques ont montré que les modifications observées, sous irradiation UV, sont dues à la photo-isomérisation des molécules azobenzène. Le passage de la forme Trans à la forme Cis se traduit par des changements des propriétés physico-chimiques du composé et une diminution de la température de transition haute température SmC*-TGBA. Les études électro-optiques révèlent une forte diminution de la polarisation spontanée Ps et une baisse modérée de l angle d inclinaison q. La spectroscopie diélectrique montre que l amplitude du mode de Goldstone augmente et sa fréquence de relaxation diminue sous irradiation lumineuse. L exploitation des résultats montre que les évolutions photo-induites des amplitudes et fréquences de relaxation du mode Goldstone sont étroitement liées aux variations de Ps, de , de la viscosité rotationnelle G et de la constante élastique de flexion K3. Dans la seconde partie de ce travail, nous avons quantifié les populations des deux isomères ainsi que les paramètres caractéristiques de leur dynamique sous irradiation à l aide d un modèle théorique. D autre part nous avons montré que les variations des propriétés optiques, électro-optiques et diélectriques sont étroitement liées à la profondeur de pénétration de la lumière incidente dans la cellule. Ces comportements obéissent à une loi de type Beer-Lambert-Bouguer.This work concerns the study of the light effects on the optical, electro-optical and dielectric properties of a pure azobenzene liquid crystal. These studies were carried out, according to temperature and the UV light intensity, in the helicoidal SmC phase which is photo-ferroelectric.The optical studies show that the observed modifications, under UV irradiation, are due to the photo-isomerization of the azobenzene molecules. The transformation from the Trans to Cis form results in changes of the physico-chemical properties and a reduction of the SmC*-TGBA transition temperature Tc.The electro-optical studies reveal a strong decrease of the spontaneous polarization Ps and a moderate one of the tilt angle q. The dielectric spectroscopy studies show that the amplitude of the Goldstone mode increases and the relaxation frequency decreases under irradiation.We show that these variations of the dielectric strength and relaxation frequencies, under UV illumination, are related, at the same time, of the variations of Ps, q , rotational viscosity g G and elastic constant K3. Using a theoretical model, we determine in the second part of this work the populations of the Trans and Cis isomers as well as the characteristic dynamic parameters under irradiation. Finally we show that the variations of the optical, electro-optical and dielectric properties are closely related to the light penetration depth in the cell. Finally we show that the variations of the optical, electro-optical and dielectric properties are closely related to the light penetration depth in the cell. These behaviors obey to a Beer-Lambert law.LILLE1-Bib. Electronique (590099901) / SudocSudocFranceF

Mesomorphic and Thermal Behavior of Symmetric Bent-Core Liquid Crystal Compounds Derived from Resorcinol and Isophthalic Acid

Bent-core liquid crystals (BCLC) have been widely studied as a result of their unusual polar and chiral properties. Similar to calamitic and discotic molecules, BCLC molecules also exhibit nematic phases, besides other higher order mesophases. The aim of this work is to comparatively analyze the mesomorphic behavior of some bent-core 1,3-disubstituted benzene core compounds derived from resorcinol and isophthalic acid. Thus, the two classes of compounds differ in the nature of the orientation of the ester bond between the benzene central core and the two branches attached to the core. The mesomorphic behavior was elucidated by polarized light optical microscopy and differential calorimetry. Given the relatively high isotropic points of the compounds, confirmation of the thermal stability in the domains manifesting liquid crystalline properties was performed by thermogravimetric studies. The theoretical explanation of the difference in mesomorphic behavior for the two classes was based on molecular modeling studies

Hybrid thin Films based Phototransistor Optimized by Dynamic Floating Film Transfer Method

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Novel organic semiconductors based on 2-amino-anthracene: Synthesis, charge transport and photo-conductive properties

International audienceAnthracene is considered to be a popular choice as a building block for organic semiconductors. The present work is dedicated to the synthesis and characterization of a novel semiconductor (10-OPIA) possessing mesogenic properties, which allows better control over charge transport in the bulk of a material. A novel anthracene-based molecule is characterized for its potential applications: frontier molecular energy levels are studied by optical spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry and compared to values obtained via ab initio calculations. Thermophysical and mesogenic properties are investigated by optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Charge transport properties are characterized by means of an OFET device. It is found that this material can be easily aligned and exhibits a field effect hole mobility of 5.22 × 10−5 cm2 V−1 s−1 and an ON/OFF ratio of 104 in the device prepared by drop casting. Finally, the photoconductive properties of this novel material are addressed in order to investigate its potential applications for organic phototransistors: it exhibits a large photoconductive gain of >100 and a photo-responsivity of >1 A W−1

Dual photoluminescence and charge transport in an alkoxy biphenyl benzoate ferroelectric liquid crystalline-graphene oxide composite

An optimized concentration of graphene oxide (GO) has been dispersed in a ferroelectric liquid crystalline (FLC) material namely 4-(octyloxy)-[1,1-biphenyl]-4-yl 4-(heptan-2-yloxy)benzoate, to prepare a FLC-GO composite. Temperature dependent photoluminescence (PL) measurements for the FLC-GO composite were conducted between 30-100 degrees C. We observed a superlinear increase in the PL with increasing temperature. The time resolved luminescence study exhibits a bi-exponential decay time with a shorter life time for the FLC-GO composite and confirms the surface energy transfer from GO to FLC. Charge transport and current-voltage (I-V) characteristics for the FLC-GO composite have been investigated at ambient conditions by using current sensing atomic force microscopy. For the FLC-GO composite, critical diode like nonlinear I-V curves have been obtained in which the charge transport is assigned to the thermally active intermolecular hopping at room temperature. The FLC material yields ionic charge mobilities of 1.45 x 10(-5), 1.26 x 10(-5) and 9.83 x 10(-6) cm(2) V-1 s(-1) in isotropic, chiral nematic (N*) and chiral smectic C (SmC*) phases. The dispersion of GO significantly enhances the ionic mobility in the composite which was observed to be 2.71 x 10(-4), 2.69 x 10(-4) and 2.65 x 10(-4) cm(2) V-1 s(-1) for the aforementioned phase sequence. Physical interactions between GO and FLC molecules were confirmed by FTIR and polarized optical microscopy. In-plane coupling between the orientation of GO and the long molecular axis of the FLC molecules remarkably enhances the band intensity of C?O, ?C-H, COO, C-O and C-H vibrations. The size of multi-domain fan texture in the SmC* phase has been enhanced after the dispersion of GO. The cobweb like networking in the oily streaks texture of the N* phase confirms the interesting molecular architecture via planar anchoring between FLC molecules and GO. This work opens new avenues towards applications in pico-ampere current-regulated electronic devices and opto-electronics