Nonmesomorphic solute-mesomorphic solvent interactions studies. 3. A unified approach to probe liquid crystalline order by electron spin resonance spectroscopy

M. A. Morsy*, J. S. Hwang, G. A. Oweimreen

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Abstract

This paper reports values for the A and g magnetic tensor components for PD-Tempone in the rigid limit of the n-pentyl (5CB), n-hexyl (6CB), n-heptyl (7CB), and n-octyl (8CB) cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals and for Tempo-Palmitate in the rigid limit of 5CB and 6CB. A unified approach based on introducing a factor into the "distortion theory" expression for obtaining probe order parameters Sii is successfully tested. The sign and value of this factor give the probability of alignment of the ith axis of the probe along the applied magnetic field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2120-2125
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume101
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Mar 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Materials Chemistry

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