Electrically Tunable Color by Using Mixtures of Bent‐Core and Rod‐Shaped Molecules

Abstract

The voltage dependence of the effective birefringence with corresponding textures for a 1:1 mixture of bent-core and rod-shaped molecules measured in a 5 µm film with planar alignment coating is measured (see figure). The data are fitted assuming rotation of the second director around the main director as illustrated in the lower part. Rectangles indicate the tilt-plane of the bent-core and rod-shape molecules. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2008/adma200800067_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.