Orientational order parameter and rotational viscosity in C60 doped E7 nematic liquid crystal

2011 ◽  
Vol 284 (21) ◽  
pp. 5157-5163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gun Yeup Kim ◽  
Chong Hoon Kwak
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystal ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Orientational Order ◽  
Orientational Order Parameter ◽  
Rotational Viscosity

Deuteron NMR investigation on orientational order parameter in polymer dispersed liquid crystal elastomers

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (40) ◽  
pp. 23064-23072
Author(s):  
Andraž Rešetič ◽  
Jerneja Milavec ◽  
Valentina Domenici ◽  
Blaž Zupančič ◽  
Alexej Bubnov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Orientational Order ◽  
Orientational Order Parameter ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomer ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal ◽  
Polymer Dispersed ◽  
Liquid Crystal Elastomers ◽  
Magnetically Aligned

Orientational order parameter of magnetically aligned liquid crystal elastomer particles suspended in a cured silicone matrix is assessed using 2H-NMR spectroscopy. Obtained results correspond well with the composite's thermomechanical response.

Optical properties of a liquid crystal with small ordinary and extraordinary refractive indices and small optical anisotropy

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kędzierski ◽  
K. Garbat ◽  
Z. Raszewski ◽  
M. Kojdecki ◽  
K. Kowiorski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Optical Anisotropy ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Orientational Order ◽  
Refractive Indices ◽  
Orientational Order Parameter ◽  
Unknown Density ◽  
Abbe Refractometer

AbstractOptical properties of a nematic liquid crystal with small refractive index and small birefringence were studied. The ordinary and extraordinary refractive indices and birefringence were measured as functions of temperature by using an Abbe refractometer and wedge nematic cells. From values of these indices the nematic orientational order parameter was calculated by using several methods and corresponding mathematical models. Kuczyński et al. method was found to be suitable for determining the order parameter also for materials featuring small ordinary refractive index, with unknown density.

Conductivity Studies on the Effect of a Nematic Liquid Crystal on Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Electrolytes

2014 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 142-146
Author(s):  
Ahmad Zulazlan Shah Bin Zulkifli ◽  
Muhammad Akmal Bin Kamarudin ◽  
Azizah Binti Mainal ◽  
Suhana Binti Mohd Said
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystal ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Nmr Spectra ◽  
Orientational Order ◽  
Chain Mobility ◽  
Quadrupolar Splittings

Recently, a few studies have shown that the introduction of liquid crystals (LCs) in polymer electrolytes would lead to an increase in the chain mobility and the ionic conductivity. It is believed that this enhancement of the polymer electrolyte performance is greatly influenced by the order parameter of the liquid crystal in this system. In this study, a deuterated 4-pentyl-4-cyano-biphenyl (5CB-d2) nematic liquid crystal-doped polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer electrolyte were prepared. The orientational order of the nematic liquid crystal is then investigated via the quadrupolar splittings of the deuterium Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectra. The quadrapolar splitting, which is directly related to the orientational order of the liquid crystal director, was measured and compared between the embedded 5CB-d2 in the PVA electrolyte to that of the pure 5CB-d2. The conductivity of a 5CB-d2 embedded in PVA reached up to 3.28x10-1 S/cm compare to that of without 5CB-d2 which is only 2.89x10-1S/cm. The presence of 5CB-d2 in the PVA polymer electrolyte improved the electrical conductivity of the mixture through an improved charge transfer mechanism, which improves its electrical properties, a criterion useful for a device that needs high conductivity.

scholarly journals DNA Origami Nano-Sheets and Nano-Rods Alter the Orientational Order in a Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1695
Author(s):  
Bingru Zhang ◽  
Kevin Martens ◽  
Luisa Kneer ◽  
Timon Funck ◽  
Linh Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Orientational Order ◽  
Dna Origami ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Disodium Cromoglycate ◽  
Orientational Order Parameter ◽  
Nano Rods

Rod-like and sheet-like nano-particles made of desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fabricated by the DNA origami method (base sequence-controlled self-organized folding of DNA) are dispersed in a lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal made of an aqueous solution of disodium cromoglycate. The respective liquid crystalline nanodispersions are doped with a dichroic fluorescent dye and their orientational order parameter is studied by means of polarized fluorescence spectroscopy. The presence of the nano-particles is found to slightly reduce the orientational order parameter of the nematic mesophase. Nano-rods with a large length/width ratio tend to preserve the orientational order, while more compact stiff nano-rods and especially nano-sheets reduce the order parameter to a larger extent. In spite of the difference between the sizes of the DNA nano-particles and the rod-like columnar aggregates forming the liquid crystal, a similarity between the shapes of the former and the latter seems to be better compatible with the orientational order of the liquid crystal.

scholarly journals Field-induced Director Alignment of MCM-41/liquid crystals

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leaw Wai Loon ◽  
Che Rozid Mamat
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Electron Spin Resonance ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Spin Probe ◽  
Orientational Order ◽  
Orientational Order Parameter ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
Disorder Effect ◽  
Random Disorder ◽  
Mcm 41

We report on the random disorder effect of MCM-41 on the order of the 3β-DOXYL-5α-cholestane (CLS) spin probe in the ZLI-4792 liquid crystal using Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) technique. In different MCM-41 concentrations, the temperature dependence of the director orientational order parameter,

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