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In this work, we present the effect of electric field on 4-(trans-4\('\)-n-alkyl-cyclohexyl) isothiocyanate-benzene (nCHBT) liquid crystal (LC) molecules. Under the influence of an electric field, the birefringence exhibits the even–odd effect while order parameter, HOMO–LUMO gap, magic angle, isotropic polarisability, range of director angle and the refractive index do not exhibit any even–odd effect. The extension of the alkyl chain length of the nCHBT liquid crystal molecule exhibits the even–odd effect for the dipole moment and temperature from nematic to isotropic phase transition while the HOMO–LUMO gap remains constant. Still, order parameters, isotropic polarisability and refractive index have continuously increased. The odd carbon atom numbers present higher values than the even carbon atom numbers of the alkyl chain for the phase transition temperature. The nCHBT LC molecule expresses the order parameter, and birefringence is reciprocal to each other. For the whole series, there is an increase in order parameter, and a decrease in birefringence. The influence of the external electric field is an alternative to the temperature for the optical parameter of nCHBT LC.
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N Kumar is thankful to the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi for providing financial support (NFSC). Authors are very grateful to Dr Anakuthil Anoop Ayyappan, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal for providing the help of Python Aggregation. Shivani Chaudhary is thankful to UGC for providing non-NET fellowship.
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KUMAR, N., CHAUDHARY, S., UPADHYAY, P. et al. Even–odd effect of the homologous series of nCHBT liquid crystal molecules under the influence of an electric field: A theoretical approach. Pramana - J Phys 94, 106 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-020-01967-0
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