Polar Liquid Crystal Elastomers Cross Linked Far from Thermodynamic Phase Transitions: Dislocation Loops in Smectic Clusters

Figure 10

Plot of 𝑑 versus 𝜆. The data points are connected by lines. Compared to CN70 and CN50, changes in layer spacings are smooth in CN100. The largest 𝜆 and the smallest variation in layer spacing are observed for CN70 which has the highest 𝑇_𝑔. Arrows point to 𝜆 values at 𝑇^∗=60^∘C.