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Paramagnetic nematic liquid crystals
Author(s) -
Marcos Mercedes,
Serrano JoséLuis
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19910030509
Subject(s) - paramagnetism , liquid crystal , materials science , characterization (materials science) , nuclear magnetic resonance , orientation (vector space) , condensed matter physics , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , physics , geometry , mathematics
Research News: Orientation of nematic liquid crystals (LCs) in a magnetic field can be achieved if a paramagnetic unit is incorporated into the system. Recently vanadyl and copper based paramagnetic LCs have been developed which show promise in the magnetic characterization of LCs. The paramagnetic complexes can be added to the sample of interest and the whole studied using NMR or ESR.