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Orientational order in the splay nematic ground state

Published:2019 Issue:34 Volume:21 Page:18769-18772
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Mandle Richard J.¹²³⁴^ORCID,Mertelj Alenka⁵⁶⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. University of York

3. York

4. UK

5. J. Stefan Institute

6. SI-1000 Ljubljana

7. Slovenia

Abstract

We measure the degree of orientational order in the recently discovered splay-nematic liquid crystal (N_S) phase by X-ray scattering techniques. We find the N_S phase to be more ordered than the classical nematic phase, although still nematic-like.

Funder

Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2019/CP/C9CP03581H

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