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A deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of field induced director dynamics in a nematic slab subject to magnetic and pulsed electric fields

A deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of field induced director dynamics in a nematic slab subject to magnetic and pulsed electric fields
A deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of field induced director dynamics in a nematic slab subject to magnetic and pulsed electric fields
Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been used to investigate the field-induced director dynamics in a nematic liquid crystal, 4-pentyl-d(2)-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB-d(2)) deuteriated in the alpha -position of the pentyl chain, confined between two glass plates. The NMR spectra have been measured as a function of time after turning an electric field on and off It is demonstrated that the field-induced director dynamics in the nematic liquid crystal cells can be successfully time-resolved. In addition, it is found that the doubler NMR spectra become powder-like during the turn-on and rum-off processes. It is shown that the rotational viscosity and the diamagnetic anisotropy of 5CB-d(2) can be determined from the time-resolved NMR spectra by assuming uniform alignment of the director.
director dynamics, rotational viscosity, diamagnetic anisotropy, deuterium nuclear magnetic resonanceliquid-crystal, behavior, nmr
1542-1406
411-422
Dunn, C. J.
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Luckhurst, G. R.
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Miyamoto, T.
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Naito, H.
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Sugimura, A.
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Timimi, B. A.
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Dunn, C. J.
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Luckhurst, G. R.
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Miyamoto, T.
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Naito, H.
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Sugimura, A.
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Dunn, C. J., Luckhurst, G. R., Miyamoto, T., Naito, H., Sugimura, A. and Timimi, B. A. (2000) A deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of field induced director dynamics in a nematic slab subject to magnetic and pulsed electric fields. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 347, 411-422.

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Abstract

Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been used to investigate the field-induced director dynamics in a nematic liquid crystal, 4-pentyl-d(2)-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB-d(2)) deuteriated in the alpha -position of the pentyl chain, confined between two glass plates. The NMR spectra have been measured as a function of time after turning an electric field on and off It is demonstrated that the field-induced director dynamics in the nematic liquid crystal cells can be successfully time-resolved. In addition, it is found that the doubler NMR spectra become powder-like during the turn-on and rum-off processes. It is shown that the rotational viscosity and the diamagnetic anisotropy of 5CB-d(2) can be determined from the time-resolved NMR spectra by assuming uniform alignment of the director.

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Published date: 2000
Keywords: director dynamics, rotational viscosity, diamagnetic anisotropy, deuterium nuclear magnetic resonanceliquid-crystal, behavior, nmr

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Local EPrints ID: 19042
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/19042
ISSN: 1542-1406
PURE UUID: bd40c879-1f62-4f99-bc21-e41c61b68760

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Date deposited: 18 Jan 2006
Last modified: 08 Jan 2022 15:48

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Author: C. J. Dunn
Author: G. R. Luckhurst
Author: T. Miyamoto
Author: H. Naito
Author: A. Sugimura
Author: B. A. Timimi

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