Liquid crystals represent a very interesting state of matter because they show anisotropic
properties normally found in solids, in combination with a degree of fluidity characteristic of …

Abstract Deuteron Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (2 H-NMR) is an extremely powerful
technique for investigating molecular structure and dynamics. This aticle covers the last five …

A set of experimental dichroic order parameters ranging from ca.+ 0.66 to− 0.22 was
obtained by recording polarized UV-visible absorption spectra from aligned samples of …

The transitional properties of the liquid crystal dimers formed by two mesogenic groups
linked by a flexible chain exhibit a pronounced dependence on the number of atoms in the …

An assessment of five different definitions of the principal molecular axis along which
molecules align in a nematic liquid crystal system has been made by analysing fully …

A new formulation of the polarizable continuum method (PCM) is presented to describe the
electrostatic interaction between molecular solutes and anisotropic media (eg, liquid …

Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed for the nematic liquid crystal 4‐n‐
pentyl‐4′‐cyanobiphenyl (5CB) using a realistic atom–atom potential as well as a …

Solid state NMR pulse techniques have been found most useful to elucidate order and
dynamics of molecules of various shapes which can self-assemble into ordered fluids. This …

In this study we use multiple‐quantum 1H‐NMR spectroscopy to study butane, the simplest
flexible alkane, dissolved in a nematic solvent. An analysis of the highly accurate 1H dipolar …

It is important to understand how solute molecules align in anisotropic media such as liquid
crystals and biological membranes. Alignment of fluorescent probes used in polarised …