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Gösweiner C, Kruk D, Umut E, Masiewicz E, Bödenler M, Scharfetter H. Predicting quadrupole relaxation enhancement peaks in proton R1-NMRD profiles in solid Bi-aryl compounds from NQR parameters. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1519201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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Steele RM, Korb JP, Ferrante G, Bubici S. New applications and perspectives of fast field cycling NMR relaxometry. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2016; 54:502-9. [PMID: 25855084 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The field cycling NMR relaxometry method (also known as fast field cycling (FFC) when instruments employing fast electrical switching of the magnetic field are used) allows determination of the spin-lattice relaxation time (T1 ) continuously over five decades of Larmor frequency. The method can be exploited to observe the T1 frequency dependence of protons, as well as any other NMR-sensitive nuclei, such as (2) H, (13) C, (31) P, and (19) F in a wide range of substances and materials. The information obtained is directly correlated with the physical/chemical properties of the compound and can be represented as a 'nuclear magnetic resonance dispersion' curve. We present some recent academic and industrial applications showing the relevance of exploiting FFC NMR relaxometry in complex materials to study the molecular dynamics or, simply, for fingerprinting or quality control purposes. The basic nuclear magnetic resonance dispersion features are outlined in representative examples of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, porous media, proteins, and food stuffs. We will focus on the new directions and perspectives for the FFC technique. For instance, the introduction of the latest Wide Bore FFC NMR relaxometers allows probing, for the first time, of the dynamics of confined surface water contained in the macro-pores of carbonate rock cores. We also evidence the use of the latest field cycling technology with a new cryogen-free variable-field electromagnet, which enhances the range of available frequencies in the 2D T1 -T2 correlation spectrum for separating oil and water in crude oil. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Physique de la Matière Condensée, Ecole Polytechnique-CNRS, 91128, Palaiseau, France
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Vitoriano C. Fréedericksz transition in the director-density coupling theory. Phys Rev E 2014; 90:032502. [PMID: 25314460 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.90.032502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We show that the director-density coupling theory gives rise to a singular behavior for the mass density. To overcome this drawback, we propose to supplement the theory with a term that can be derived by regarding liquid crystals as anisotropic Korteweg fluids. We thus show that the static bevahior of the resulting theory predicts a Fréedericksz transition accompanied by a modulation in the mass density.
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- Carlindo Vitoriano
- Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Avenida Bom Pastor S/N, Boa Vista, 55292-270, Garanhuns, PE, Brazil
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Vitoriano C. Acousto-optic effect in nematic liquid crystals: experimental evidence of an elastic regime. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2013; 88:032501. [PMID: 24125279 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.88.032501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We show that the experimental data for the action of ultrasonic waves on homeotropically aligned nematic-liquid-crystal cells reported by Kapustina, in Akust. Zh. 54, 900 (2008) [Acoust. Phys. 54, 778 (2008)] can be explained in the framework of the director-density coupling theory in the regime of low acoustic intensity. This result therefore provides support for the hypothesis that the interaction between sound and nematic liquid crystals is dominated by an elastic energy.
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- Carlindo Vitoriano
- Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Avenida Bom Pastor S/N, 55296-901 Garanhuns, PE, Brazil
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Vitoriano C, Sátiro C. Low-frequency oscillations of the director in nematic liquid crystals induced by ultrasonic waves. Phys Rev E 2013; 86:061702. [PMID: 23367964 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.86.061702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The director-density coupling theory has been proposed to describe the acousto-optic effect in nematic liquid crystals. On the basis of this theory, we make predictions for an experimental test using two superimposed ultrasonic waves. As a result of the analysis, low-frequency oscillations of the director and optical transparency are predicted to occur around their mean values. The possibility of either verifying or invalidating this prediction is important in order to distinguish the theory from other competitive ones.
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- Carlindo Vitoriano
- Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Avenida Bom Pastor S/N, 55296-901, Garanhuns, PE, Brazil
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Bubici S, Calucci L, Ferrante G, Geppi M. Collective and molecular motions of fluorinated liquid crystals by means of 19F Fast Field-Cycling NMR relaxometry. Chem Phys Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2012.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sátiro C, Vitoriano C. Director fluctuations in nematic liquid crystals induced by an ultrasonic wave. Phys Rev E 2012; 86:011701. [PMID: 23005431 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.86.011701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The director-density coupling theory was formulated with two parameters (u(1) and u(2)) to explain the acousto-optic effect in nematic liquid crystals. The assumption that the director is not able to accompany rapid oscillations of the sound wave, so that it actually couples to the time-averaged interaction, renders it effectively a u(1)-independent theory. In this paper, we investigate a route in which the time average is postponed to the end of the calculation. This approach allows us to derive measurable quantities that depend on both u(1) and u(2).
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- Caio Sátiro
- Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Avenida Bom Pastor S/N, 55296-901 Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Sátiro C, Vitoriano C. Director-density coupling theory of the acousto-optic effect in nematic liquid crystals. Phys Rev E 2011; 84:041702. [PMID: 22181152 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.84.041702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Experiments with nematic liquid crystals have proved that an ultrasonic wave exerts a torque on the liquid-crystal molecules, causing a change in its optical properties (acousto-optic effect). In this work we report a theoretical study on the theory proposed by Selinger et al. [Phys. Rev. E 66, 051708 (2002).] and, independently, by Boneto et al. [Chem. Phys. Lett. 361, 237 (2002).] for this effect. We solved exactly the Euler-Lagrange equation, which determines the equilibrium configuration of the director profile. The liquid-crystal director is also calculated in powers of the acoustic intensity and a comparison of this expansion with the solution in a closed form is given. We show the existence of minimizers that does not satisfy the Euler-Lagrange equation and report the possibility of observing a Fréedericksz-type transition. Finally, a possibility of controlling light by ultrasonic wave is also discussed in the limit of low acoustic intensity.
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- Caio Sátiro
- Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Av. Bom Pastor S/N, 55296-901, Garanhuns, PE, Brazil
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Virga EG. Variational theory for nematoacoustics. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2009; 80:031705. [PMID: 19905129 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.80.031705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The effect of an ultrasonic wave on the nematic texture has long been known, but its interpretation in terms of a coherent dynamical theory has not yet been achieved. A proposal for such a theory is made in this paper. The diverse theoretical approaches attempted in the past to describe the interaction between sound and nematic molecular orientation are briefly summarized. A theory for second-grade fluids, which provides the appropriate theoretical background for nematoacoustics, is also revived. An explicit application of the proposed theory to a simple computable case is given, which yields predictions that are qualitatively confirmed by a number of experimental results.
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- Epifanio G Virga
- Dipartimento di Matematica and CNISM, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Vilfan M, Apih T, Sebastião PJ, Lahajnar G, Zumer S. Liquid crystal 8CB in random porous glass: NMR relaxometry study of molecular diffusion and director fluctuations. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2007; 76:051708. [PMID: 18233674 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.76.051708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We present the measurements of the proton spin-lattice relaxation time T1 of liquid crystal 4-n-octyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (8CB) confined into randomly oriented approximately 15 nm pores of untreated porous glass. In the low kilohertz range the spin-lattice relaxation rate in the nanoconfined 8CB is about ten times larger than in the bulk. We show that the increase is mainly due to molecular reorientations mediated by translational displacements (RMTD). In the paranematic phase the power law describing the RMTD dispersion, (T1(-1))RMTD proportional, omega(-p), is well characterized by the exponent p=0.5+/-0.06 and suggests an equipartition of diffusion modes with different wavelengths. The largest distance related to the decay of the orientational correlation function is about twice the diameter of the cavity. The situation is different in the nematic phase, where the orientational correlation is eventually lost at approximately 60 nm in the direction along the pore, a distance corresponding roughly to the length of a pore segment in the glassy matrix. The exponent p is between 0.65 and 0.9, depending on the temperature, which implies that in the nematic phase long wavelength modes are relatively more important--a consequence of the uniform director field along the pore. These observations are in agreement with the model of mutually independent pores with nematic director parallel to the pore axis in each segment. We point out that in strongly confined liquid crystals the proton NMR relaxometry does not provide the evidence of director fluctuations correlated over micrometer distances as was suggested earlier. The local translational diffusion of molecules within the cavities is found about as fast as in bulk.
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- M Vilfan
- Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Anoardo E, Kimmich R. Field-cycling NMR detection of magnetoacoustically manipulated nematic ordered states: Memory effects. Chem Phys Lett 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2007.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Filip D, Cruz C, Sebastião PJ, Ribeiro AC, Vilfan M, Meyer T, Kouwer PHJ, Mehl GH. Structure and molecular dynamics of the mesophases exhibited by an organosiloxane tetrapode with strong polar terminal groups. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2007; 75:011704. [PMID: 17358170 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.75.011704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The polymorphism of a new organosiloxane tetrapode compound with cyano terminal polar groups was characterized by means of polarizing optical microscopy and x-ray diffraction. The compound exhibits smectic- A and smectic- C phases with a partial bilayer arrangement due to a certain degree of head-to-head association of the mesogenic units through their cyano end groups. On the basis of x-ray diffraction results, evidencing the microsegregation of polyphilic molecules, packing models for the smectic- A and smectic- C phases are proposed. A high degree of smectic positional order and a relatively low value of the tilt angle in the smectic- C phase are indicated. Molecular dynamics of the studied compound was investigated by means of proton NMR relaxometry. The frequency dispersions of the spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) show that the relaxation is induced by three rotational modes of individual dendrimer arms with frequencies between 10;{6} and 10;{9}Hz . In the smectic phases, the effect of individual rotations is overwhelmed by a well expressed contribution of layer undulations at Larmor frequencies below approximately 10MHz . The appearance of this relaxation mechanism over the frequency range of three decades is so far unique in the case of thermotropic liquid crystals. The analysis of the layer undulations contribution supports the microsegregation model of the smectic phases by revealing a slowing-down of translational diffusion and the lack of interactions among the sublayers formed by the mesogenic groups.
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- D Filip
- Centro de Física da Matéria Condensada, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto 2, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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Sebastião PJ, Sousa D, Ribeiro AC, Vilfan M, Lahajnar G, Seliger J, Zumer S. Field-cycling NMR relaxometry of a liquid crystal above in mesoscopic confinement. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2005; 72:061702. [PMID: 16485959 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.72.061702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We measured the proton spin-lattice relaxation times in the isotropic phase of liquid crystal 4-n-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) confined into porous glass (CPG) with the average pore diameter approximately 72 nm. The analysis of T1(-1) frequency dispersions, spanning over four decades, shows that the main relaxation mechanism induced by the ordered surface layer are molecular reorientations mediated by translational displacements (RMTD). The RMTD contribution to T1(-1) is proportional to the inverse square root of Larmor frequency, a consequence of the equipartition of diffusion modes along the surface. Low and high frequency cutoffs of the RMTD mechanism clearly reveal that the surface alignment of liquid crystal is random planar with the size of uniformly oriented patches approximately 5 nm, depending on the treatment of the CPG matrix. According to the size of the uniformly oriented patches varies also the thickness of the ordered surface layer and its temperature behavior. The surface-induced order parameter is found to be temperature independent and determined by the local short range surface interactions.
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- P J Sebastião
- Centro de Física da Matéria Condensada, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto 2, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal.
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Wachowicz M, Jurga S, Vilfan M. Collective and local molecular dynamics in the lyotropic mesophases of decylammonium chloride: 1H and 2H NMR study. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2004; 70:031701. [PMID: 15524537 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.70.031701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2003] [Revised: 06/17/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The collective and individual dynamics of decylammonium chloride (DACl) molecules in water environment were investigated as a function of surfactant concentration and temperature. In the presence of water the DACl forms a variety of self-assembled structures, ranging from isotropic micellar systems to lyotropic liquid crystalline phases of hexagonal, nematic, and lamellar types. In order to characterize the complex molecular dynamics that occur in the DACl-water system, we applied 1H and 2H NMR techniques that cover the whole frequency range between 1 kHz and 30 MHz. The slow molecular dynamics were studied by 1H NMR fast-field-cycling T1 measurements and pulse-frequency dependence of 2H NMR transverse relaxation time, performed by means of the Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill sequence. We detected a well-expressed contribution of order director fluctuations, i.e., layer undulations, with characteristic omega(-1)(L) frequency dependence of T(-1)(1) in the lamellar phase. Its presence indicates a relatively weak impact of interactions between neighboring DACl layers. The frequency dependence of proton T(-1)(1) in the hexagonal phase exhibits a different type of frequency dispersion, T(-1)(1) approximately omega(-1.32)(L). The increase in the exponent is explained with the quasi-one-dimensional character of fluctuations in elongated cylinders. Further, the T1 and T2 relaxation times of deuterons selectively attached to the C2 and C7 segments of the hydrocarbon chains of DACl were measured at a Larmor frequency of 30.7 MHz, providing quantitative information about local molecular dynamics.
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- Marcin Wachowicz
- Institute of Physics, A. Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Bonetto F, Anoardo E. Proton field-cycling nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry in the smectic A mesophase of thermotropic cyanobiphenyls: Effects of sonication. J Chem Phys 2004; 121:554-61. [PMID: 15260577 DOI: 10.1063/1.1740751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Proton field-cycling nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry is used to study the spin-lattice relaxation dispersion of selected standard smectic A liquid crystals at different temperatures. Relaxation features at both, in the presence and absence of a monochromatic ultrasonic field are considered. We show that the laboratory-frame spin-lattice relaxation time is mainly governed by translational diffusion. Order director fluctuations (ODF) are less important while rotational diffusion seems to be only relevant near the clearing point. Our study suggests that sonication enhances the ODF contribution in the SmA mesophase. Within the framework of the approach we have outlined, different features associated with the ODF mechanism can be investigated.
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- F Bonetto
- Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, X5016LAE Córdoba, Argentina
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Anoardo E, Bonetto F, Kimmich R. Apparent low-field spin-lattice dispersion in the smectic-A mesophase of thermotropic cyanobiphenyls. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2003; 68:022701. [PMID: 14525028 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.68.022701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Proton field-cycling spin-lattice relaxometry T1 of the smectic-A mesophase in cyanobiphenyls revealed the presence of steep dispersions in the low-frequency regime. We clearly show that the strong dispersion characteristic of smectic organizations cannot be attributed to the collective molecular dynamics (order director fluctuations), as it is usually interpreted. We present two independent experimental evidences: the dependence of the dispersion with the slew rate of the magnetic field cycle and the dependence of the dispersion with the presence and power of an ultrasonic field.
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- E Anoardo
- Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
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