Dynamic calorimetry and XRD studies of the nematic and twist-bend nematic phase transitions in a series of dimers with increasing spacer length
(2018)
Journal Article
Stevenson, W. D., Zou, H. X., Zeng, X. B., Welch, C., Ungar, G., & Mehl, G. H. (2018). Dynamic calorimetry and XRD studies of the nematic and twist-bend nematic phase transitions in a series of dimers with increasing spacer length. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 20(39), 25268-25274. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cp05744c
A modulated and conventional DSC study of the transitions between the twist-bend nematic (Ntb), regular nematic (N) and isotropic liquid (Iso) phases was performed on a series of difluoroterphenyl-based dimers with (CH2)n spacers; n = 5, 7, 9, 11. Th... Read More about Dynamic calorimetry and XRD studies of the nematic and twist-bend nematic phase transitions in a series of dimers with increasing spacer length.