Short time dynamics in the isotropic phase of liquid crystals: the aspect ratio and the power law decay

Optical heterodyne detected optical Kerr effect (OHD-OKE) experiments are used to study the orientational dynamics of the liquid crystal 4 ′-octyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8CB) in the isotropic phase near the isotropic to nematic phase transition. The results are compared to those for three other liq...

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Published in:	Chemical physics letters Vol. 366; no. 1; pp. 82 - 87
Main Authors:	Cang, Hu, Li, Jie, Fayer, M.D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 25.11.2002 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties Exact sciences and technology Liquid crystals Orientational order of liquid crystals; electric and magnetic field effects on order Physics Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography Exponential distribution Molecular dynamics Liquid phase Experimental study Aspect ratio Liquid crystals Relaxation time Molecular orientation Optical Kerr effect Temperature effects Saturated aliphatic compound Heterodyne detection Benzenic compound Nitriles Molecular reorientation Power law Organic compounds Liquid nematic transformation
ISSN:	0009-2614, 1873-4448
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