Director fluctuations in a nematic liquid crystal probed using ALC spectroscopy

We have investigated the molecular dynamics in the nematic liquid crystal 5CB using the ALC mu SR technique. Our measurements are consistent with a change in the amplitude of director fluctuations at the nematic-isotropic transition and we develop a model to describe this. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science...

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Main Authors: Lovett, B, Stiessberger, J, Blundell, S, Ardavan, A, Marshall, I, Pratt, F, Reid, I
Format: Conference item
Published: Elsevier 2000