Preparation of poly(2‐anilinoethanol) containing azobenzene group under electrical field and its liquid crystalline properties investigation

Abstract

In this project, 2- [N-ethyl-N-[4-[(4′-nitrophenyl) A comparison of the results reveals that the polymer produced under electric field is more linear, regular in shape with high electrical conductivity, as well as good LC behavior with semectic texture. The resulted monomer and poly(2AECP-Red-I) are characterized by using Fourier transform infrared and ultraviolet-visible and were studied by thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. Scanning electron microscopy images supported the formation of poly(2AECP-Red-I) and showed morphology feature and homogeneous structure on poly(2AECP-Red-I). Electrical conductivity of poly(2AECP-Red-I) has been studied by four-point probe method.