Determination of the translational order parameter in the liquid crystalline smectic A phase using the x‐ray diffraction method

1991 ◽  
Vol 95 (8) ◽  
pp. 6066-6074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Xiao Fan ◽  
Wolfgang Haase
Keyword(s):  
Order Parameter ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Smectic A Phase ◽  
Translational Order

scholarly journals Magnetically Oriented Powder Crystal to Indexing and Structure Determination

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C1560-C1560
Author(s):  
Fumiko Kimura ◽  
Wataru Oshima ◽  
Hiroko Matsumoto ◽  
Hidehiro Uekusa ◽  
Kazuaki Aburaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Crystal Lattice ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
Lattice Parameters ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystal Lattice Parameters

In pharmaceutical sciences, the crystal structure is of primary importance because it influences drug efficacy. Due to difficulties of growing a large single crystal suitable for the single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, powder diffraction method is widely used. In powder method, two-dimensional diffraction information is projected onto one dimension, which impairs the accuracy of the resulting crystal structure. To overcome this problem, we recently proposed a novel method of fabricating a magnetically oriented microcrystal array (MOMA), a composite in which microcrystals are aligned three-dimensionally in a polymer matrix. The X-ray diffraction of the MOMA is equivalent to that of the corresponding large single crystal, enabling the determination of the crystal lattice parameters and crystal structure of the embedded microcrytals.[1-3] Because we make use of the diamagnetic anisotropy of crystal, those crystals that exhibit small magnetic anisotropy do not take sufficient three-dimensional alignment. However, even for these crystals that only align uniaxially, the determination of the crystal lattice parameters can be easily made compared with the determination by powder diffraction pattern. Once these parameters are determined, crystal structure can be determined by X-ray powder diffraction method. In this paper, we demonstrate possibility of the MOMA method to assist the structure analysis through X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction methods. We applied the MOMA method to various microcrystalline powders including L-alanine, 1,3,5-triphenyl benzene, and cellobiose. The obtained MOMAs exhibited well-resolved diffraction spots, and we succeeded in determination of the crystal lattice parameters and crystal structure analysis.

An X-ray Diffraction Method for the Determination of Temperatures in Coke Reactions

1984 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack L. Johnson ◽  
Seymour Katz
Keyword(s):  
Diffraction Method ◽  
Temperature History ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Slag Formation ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
History Of ◽  
Extract Information

Information about the conditions and reactions in a foundry cupola is essential to understand the thermochemistry of a cupola and thus improve its efficiency. A potential source of such information is coke taken from inside an operating cupola. In the region of the cupola that extends from the melt zone to the taphole, coke is directly involved in important chemical processes such as combustion, gasification, slag formation, iron sulfurization, carbon pickup, and oxide reduction. Coke is also suspected of being involved in the transport of silicon to the liquid iron. Each of these processes produces characteristic physical and/or chemical changes in the coke, making it possible to extract information about the processes from an examination of coke pieces taken from within an operating cupola. A program to study such coke samples is in progress. To effectively interpret these data it is necessary to know the temperature history of the coke being examined, especially the maximum temperature attained by the coke piece in the cupola.

Order parameter and packing studies in nematic and smectic A phases by x‐ray diffraction

1988 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 3317-3322 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Haase ◽  
Z. X. Fan ◽  
H. J. Müller
Keyword(s):  
Order Parameter ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Smectic A

scholarly journals Thickness Determination of Surface Film for Textured Specimens by X-ray Diffraction

1997 ◽  
Vol 30 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Yu-Shu ◽  
Zhao Yu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Film ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Thickness Determination

A simple and convenient X-ray diffraction method is proposed to determine the thickness of surface film for textured specimens. The analysis result for a synthetic specimen with surface film has proved that the method is applicable and reliable.

Determination of the order parameter of CuPt-Bordered GaInP2 films by x-ray diffraction

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (11) ◽  
pp. 9039-9042 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Li ◽  
R. L. Forrest ◽  
S. C. Moss ◽  
Y. Zhang ◽  
A. Mascarenhas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Order Parameter ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals X-Ray Diffraction Studies on Alicyclic Saturated Discotic Liquid Crystals

1987 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 631-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. Neuling ◽  
H. Stegemeyer ◽  
K. Praefcke ◽  
B. Kohne
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Optical Observations ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Alkyl Chains ◽  
New Class ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Oriented Samples ◽  
Hexagonal Columnar

The discotic liquid crystalline phase of a new class of disc-like molecules (hexa-O-alkanoylscyllo- inositoles) is studied by small angle X-ray scattering, DSC and optical observations. Comparison of these three methods allows the determination of the structural arrangement. X-ray film exposures of oriented samples clearly demonstrate the hexagonal columnar ordered type of mesophases. A simple model calculation shows that the alkyl chains of neighbouring columns interpenetrate each other to a small extent.

X-ray diffraction method for determination of interplanar spacing and temperature distribution in crystals under an external temperature gradient

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 853-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. R. Kocharyan ◽  
A. S. Gogolev ◽  
A. E. Movsisyan ◽  
A. H. Beybutyan ◽  
S. G. Khlopuzyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Interplanar Spacing ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
External Temperature ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spacing Distribution

An X-ray diffraction method is developed for the determination of the distribution of temperature and interplanar spacing in a single-crystal plate. In particular, the temperature and the interplanar spacing differences in two different parts of a quartz single crystal of X-cut are experimentally determined depending on the value of the temperature gradient applied perpendicularly to the reflecting atomic planes (10\bar 11). The temperature distribution along the direction perpendicular to the reflecting atomic planes (10\bar 11) and the interplanar spacing distribution of atomic planes (10\bar 11) are determined as well.

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