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Effect of Enantiomeric Excess on the Smectic- – Smectic-C* Phase Transition

Calorimetric investigation on the effect of enantiomeric excess on the smectic- (Sm ) – smectic-C* (SmC*) phase transition has been carried out using a high-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry in an antiferroelectric liquid crystal compound. For highly optically pure samples, the Sm – SmC* transition is found to be first-order accompanying a thermal hysteresis, while the decrease in the optical purity weakens the first-order nature of the transition and eventually moves towards continuous behavior through the critical point. Our results indicate that the enantiomeric excess dramatically influences the nature of the Sm – SmC* transition.