X-ray birefringence: A new strategy for determining molecular orientation in materials

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 3216-3222

  Palmer, Benjamin A ^a   Edwards Gau, Gregory R ^a   Morte Ródenas, Anabel ^a   Kariuki, Benson M ^a   Lim, Gin Keat ^a   Harris, Kenneth D M ^a   Dolbnya, Igor P ^b   Collins, Stephen P ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Diamond Light Source ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOGOUS PHENOMENON; ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL; BIREFRINGENCE MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGY; GAINING INSIGHTS; INCLUSION COMPOUNDS; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; ORDER DISORDER PHASE TRANSITIONS; ORIENTATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; THEORETICAL MODELS;

BIREFRINGENCE; BROMINE; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; X RAYS;

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

EID: 84868134639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3013547     Document Type: Article

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