Surface relief gratings (SRGs), 459
Syndiotactic polystyrene, 526
Synthetic mica, 580
T
Terephthalic acid (TPA), 556
Terephthaloyl-bis-(4-oxybenzoylchloride)
(TOBC), 557, 561
Tetraalkanoyloxy benzene polyesters, 63
Tetramethyl phenylene diamine (TeMPD)
polyimide
casting solvents, 505
charge transfer interactions, 517
charge transfer transition, 512
chemical structure, 513
condensation polymerization, 504
CTC formation, 509
fluorescence spectra, 509
frontier molecular orbitals, 517
FTIR spectra, 515
HOMO and LUMO, 507, 513
LPUV irradiation, 508, 509, 518
photoalignment characteristics, 512
photoreactivity, 510
polymer cohesiveness, 512
POM images, 511, 520
spin-coating, 506
thermal imidization ratio, 515
UV spectra, 506, 515
Texture coarsening process, 291
Thermal conductivity, 22
Thermal expansion, 6, 7, 16, 17, 23
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), 483, 556,
567, 569
Thermoplastic composites, 7
Thermotropic liquid crystalline conjugated
polymers, 321–323
Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers
(TLCPs), 5, 8, 15, 18, 579
compatibility, 554–555
development of, 553
fibrillation of, 571
high orientation ability and high shear
thinning characteristics of, 571
main-chain phosphorus-containing TLCP,
564–570
and molecular design, 551
nanocomposites using organoclay
(see TLCP/organoclay nanocomposites)
rheology, 553–554
side-group phosphorus-containing,
555–565
synthesis, 582–586
Thermotropic liquid crystals (TLC), 179,
275, 277
linear viscoelasticity, 296–301
Schlieren textures, 291
shear flow, 293
Thin-film transistors, 328
TLCP/organoclay nanocomposites
dispersibility, 588–590
extrusion, 587
Instron Mechanical Tester, 588
liquid crystalline mesophase, 602–603
materials, 581
morphology, 590–593
polarizing microscope, 588
polyazomethine, 585–586
poly(2-ethoxyhydroquinone-2bromoterephthaloyl), 582–584
poly(oxybiphenyleneoxy-2,5dihexyloxyterephthaloyl), 585
scanning electron microscope, 588
tensile properties, 600
thermal and thermogravimetric
analyses, 588
thermal behaviors, 593–600
transmission electron microscope, 588
X-ray diffraction, 588
Topology, importance of, 488–490
Trans-cis-trans interconversion cycle, 457
Transition-metal catalyzed metathesis
polymerization, 50–51
Translational entropy, 321
Trinitrofluorenone (TNF), 78
Triphenylene (Tp), 219, 228, 233, 234, 237
alkyl chain, 238, 244
discotic dendritic polymers, 87–88
discotic elastomers, 84–85
discotic hyperbranched polymers, 86–87
discotic main-chain polymers, 66–70
discotic side-chain polymers, 76–84
high mobility, 219
and phthalocyanine, 220
and porphyrin, 225, 230
and POSS, 239
π-π stacking reflection, 241, 243
Triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA), 372
Twaron, 6
Twin cholesterol framework, 153
618
Index
Syndiotactic polystyrene, 526
Synthetic mica, 580
T
Terephthalic acid (TPA), 556
Terephthaloyl-bis-(4-oxybenzoylchloride)
(TOBC), 557, 561
Tetraalkanoyloxy benzene polyesters, 63
Tetramethyl phenylene diamine (TeMPD)
polyimide
casting solvents, 505
charge transfer interactions, 517
charge transfer transition, 512
chemical structure, 513
condensation polymerization, 504
CTC formation, 509
fluorescence spectra, 509
frontier molecular orbitals, 517
FTIR spectra, 515
HOMO and LUMO, 507, 513
LPUV irradiation, 508, 509, 518
photoalignment characteristics, 512
photoreactivity, 510
polymer cohesiveness, 512
POM images, 511, 520
spin-coating, 506
thermal imidization ratio, 515
UV spectra, 506, 515
Texture coarsening process, 291
Thermal conductivity, 22
Thermal expansion, 6, 7, 16, 17, 23
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), 483, 556,
567, 569
Thermoplastic composites, 7
Thermotropic liquid crystalline conjugated
polymers, 321–323
Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers
(TLCPs), 5, 8, 15, 18, 579
compatibility, 554–555
development of, 553
fibrillation of, 571
high orientation ability and high shear
thinning characteristics of, 571
main-chain phosphorus-containing TLCP,
564–570
and molecular design, 551
nanocomposites using organoclay
(see TLCP/organoclay nanocomposites)
rheology, 553–554
side-group phosphorus-containing,
555–565
synthesis, 582–586
Thermotropic liquid crystals (TLC), 179,
275, 277
linear viscoelasticity, 296–301
Schlieren textures, 291
shear flow, 293
Thin-film transistors, 328
TLCP/organoclay nanocomposites
dispersibility, 588–590
extrusion, 587
Instron Mechanical Tester, 588
liquid crystalline mesophase, 602–603
materials, 581
morphology, 590–593
polarizing microscope, 588
polyazomethine, 585–586
poly(2-ethoxyhydroquinone-2bromoterephthaloyl), 582–584
poly(oxybiphenyleneoxy-2,5dihexyloxyterephthaloyl), 585
scanning electron microscope, 588
tensile properties, 600
thermal and thermogravimetric
analyses, 588
thermal behaviors, 593–600
transmission electron microscope, 588
X-ray diffraction, 588
Topology, importance of, 488–490
Trans-cis-trans interconversion cycle, 457
Transition-metal catalyzed metathesis
polymerization, 50–51
Translational entropy, 321
Trinitrofluorenone (TNF), 78
Triphenylene (Tp), 219, 228, 233, 234, 237
alkyl chain, 238, 244
discotic dendritic polymers, 87–88
discotic elastomers, 84–85
discotic hyperbranched polymers, 86–87
discotic main-chain polymers, 66–70
discotic side-chain polymers, 76–84
high mobility, 219
and phthalocyanine, 220
and porphyrin, 225, 230
and POSS, 239
π-π stacking reflection, 241, 243
Triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA), 372
Twaron, 6
Twin cholesterol framework, 153
618
Index