From the SmA to the hexatic, including the SmC, SmCA and SmCre phases: A 2H NMR n relaxatiostudy

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2679-2691

  Domenici, Valentina ^a   Marini, Alberto ^a   Veracini, Carlo A ^a   Malanga, Corrado ^a   Menicagli, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deuterium; Liquid crystals; Molecular dynamics; Nmr spectroscopy; Smectic phases

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; DIFFUSION; FERROELECTRICITY; ISOTOPES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RELAXATION TIME;

ANTI FERROELECTRICS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; HELICAL STRUCTURES; INTERNAL ROTATIONS; LARMOR FREQUENCIES; LONGITUDINAL RELAXATION; ROTATIONAL DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; SMECTIC PHASIS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 70350126989     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: 14397641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900385     Document Type: Article

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