Molecular organization in the twist–bend nematic phase by resonant X-ray scattering at the Se K-edge and by SAXS, WAXS and GIXRD-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Molecular organization in the twist–bend nematic phase by resonant X-ray scattering at the Se K-edge and by SAXS, WAXS and GIXRD

Published:2017 Issue:21 Volume:19 Page:13449-13454
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Stevenson W. D.¹²³⁴,Ahmed Z.⁵⁶⁷⁴,Zeng X. B.¹²³⁴^ORCID,Welch C.⁵⁶⁷⁴,Ungar G.¹²³⁴⁸,Mehl G. H.⁵⁶⁷⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering

2. University of Sheffield

3. Sheffield S1 3JD

4. UK

5. Department of Chemistry

6. University of Hull

7. Hull HU6 7RX

8. Department of Physics

Abstract

Resonant X-ray diffraction from the oriented Se-labelled twist–bend nematic phase suggests molecules adopt a helical conformation matching the helicoidal director field.

Funder

Leverhulme Trust

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/2017/CP/C7CP01404J

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