Angular dependence of 2H-NMR longitudinal spin relaxation in aligned nematic 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl: Molecular rotation and director fluctuations

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 37, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 773-784

  Cifelli, Mario ^a   Frezzato, Diego ^b   Luckhurst, Geoffrey R ^c   Moro, Giorgio J ^b   Sugimura, Akihiko ^d   Veracini, Carlo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d OSAKA SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Director fluctuations; Molecular rotation; Nematic; Spin relaxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954308997     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2010.492108     Document Type: Article

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