Leslie thermomechanical power in diluted cholesteric liquid crystals

I measure the Leslie thermomechnical coefficient ? in diluted cholesteric liquid crystals. The chiral molecules are R811 and cholesteryl chloride (CC) and the host nematic liquid crystals are 7CB and MBBA. I show that ? is proportional to the concentration of chiral molecules C when . This allows me to define the Leslie thermomechanical power as by analogy with the helical twisting power, where q denotes the equilibrium twist. I show that the LTP (dynamic in nature) and the HTP (static in nature) are independent in sign and magnitude. In addition, the same chiral molecule can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise depending on the host nematic liquid crystal used.