A novel side chain liquid crystalline polymer (SCLCP) combining the polysiloxane as main chain with azo-based mesogen moieties as side chain through a flexible spacer has been synthesized by the hydrosilylation reacti...A novel side chain liquid crystalline polymer (SCLCP) combining the polysiloxane as main chain with azo-based mesogen moieties as side chain through a flexible spacer has been synthesized by the hydrosilylation reaction using Cp_2PtCl_2 as catalyst. The phase transition behavior of both side chain monomer (AZO-C_6C_(11))and polymer (P-AZO-C_6C_(11))has been characterized via combination of hot-stage polarized microscope, DSC and X-ray diffraction methods (including temperature-variation and quenching techniques). As normal, the transition process included K→S→N→I. Some pretransition features have been observed.展开更多
文摘A novel side chain liquid crystalline polymer (SCLCP) combining the polysiloxane as main chain with azo-based mesogen moieties as side chain through a flexible spacer has been synthesized by the hydrosilylation reaction using Cp_2PtCl_2 as catalyst. The phase transition behavior of both side chain monomer (AZO-C_6C_(11))and polymer (P-AZO-C_6C_(11))has been characterized via combination of hot-stage polarized microscope, DSC and X-ray diffraction methods (including temperature-variation and quenching techniques). As normal, the transition process included K→S→N→I. Some pretransition features have been observed.