Nematic Director Orientation in a Liquid-Crystal-Dispersed Polymer - A Deuterium NMR Approach

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Abstract

The nuclear-magnetic-resonance (NMR) technique is employed to liquid-crystal-dispersed-polymer (LCDP) systems. Deuterium NMR is used to determine director distributions in LCDP cells in the presence of a magnetic field. The samples consist of a nematic liquid crystal mixed with small percentages of a monomer that is polymerized under different conditions after dissolving it in the liquid crystal. NMR spectra of the deuterated liquid-crystal molecules give information on orientation and order in such systems. The orientation of the polymer skeleton formed during the polymerization is found to be stable. It determines the orientation of the nematic director even in the presence of a strong external magnetic field. Simple models for the director field are presented.
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Article
Identifier(s)
10.1063/1.350326
Publication Date
1991-06-15
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
70
Issue
1
First Page
135
Last Page
143
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Copyright 1991 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in J. Appl. Phys. 70, 135 (1991) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.350326.
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Stannarius, R., Crawford, G., Chien, L.-C., & Doane, J. (1991). Nematic Director Orientation in a Liquid-Crystal-Dispersed Polymer - A Deuterium NMR Approach (1–). Journal of Applied Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.350326
Stannarius, Ralf, G. Crawford, Liang-Chy Chien, and J. Doane. 1991. “Nematic Director Orientation in a Liquid-Crystal-Dispersed Polymer - A Deuterium NMR Approach”. Journal of Applied Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.350326.
Stannarius, Ralf, et al. Nematic Director Orientation in a Liquid-Crystal-Dispersed Polymer - A Deuterium NMR Approach. Journal of Applied Physics, 15 June 1991, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.350326.