• DOI:10.1039/c4sm02480j
Corpus ID: 29903267

On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR.

@article{Hoffmann2015OnTS,
  title={On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR.},
  author={A. Hoffmann and A. G. Vanakaras and A. Kohlmeier and G. Mehl and D. Photinos},
  journal={Soft matter},
  year={2015},
  volume={11 5},
  pages={
          850-5
        }
}

A. Hoffmann, A. G. Vanakaras, +2 authors D. Photinos

Published 2015

Chemistry, Physics, Medicine

Soft matter

NMR measurements on a selectively deuterated liquid crystal dimer CB-C9-CB, exhibiting two nematic phases, show that the molecules in the lower temperature nematic phase, N(X), experience a chiral environment and are ordered about a uniformly oriented director throughout the macroscopic sample. The results are contrasted with previous interpretations that suggested a twist-bend spatial variation of the director. A structural picture is proposed wherein the molecules are packed into highly… CONTINUE READING

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