Abstract
Electro-optical Kerr effect data have been obtained for 6CB, 6CHBT, 6PCH, and 6BOBT at temperatures greater than the nematic–isotropic transition temperature. Using these data, the real parts of the third-order nonlinear susceptibility χ(3) are determined for all the liquid crystals. All the compounds had a positive Kerr constant, which increased with decreasing of temperature. The second-order phase-transition temperatures, T*, were determined for these compounds. The replacement of aromatic ring by a flexible cyclohexyl group or a bulkier bicyclooctane has a marked effect on the birefringence. Hexyl 4-(4-isothiocyanato-phenyl) bicycle [222] octane, 6BOBT, with the highest transition temperature, had the lowest Kerr constant. In contrast, hexyl cyanobiphenyl, 6CB, showed the largest Kerr constant (6BOBT → 6CHBT ≈ 6PCH → 6CB). The effect of the rigid core and polar head group of the liquid crystals was investigated.
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