Spatially resolved mapping of phase transitions in liquid-crystalline materials by X-ray birefringence imaging

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The X-ray Birefringence Imaging (XBI) technique, first reported in 2014, is a sensitive method for spatially resolved mapping of the local orientational properties of anisotropic materials. We report the first application of the XBI technique to characterize molecular orientational ordering in a liquid crystalline material, demonstrating significant potential for exploiting XBI measurements to advance structural understanding of liquid crystal phases.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Zhou, Yating Patterson, Rhian Palmer, Benjamin Edwards-Gau, Gregory Kariuki, Benson Nambalan Sivaraman, Saleesh Kumar Bruce, Duncan Watson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1365-2222 Dolbnya, Igor Collins, Stephen Malandain, Andrew Harris, Kenneth
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
Dates:	Accepted: 21 December 2018 Published: 14 March 2019
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York)
Funding Information:	Funder Grant number EUROPEAN COMMISSION UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2019 14:40
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2025 00:50
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sc05285a
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1039/c8sc05285a
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:142548

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Spatially resolved mapping of phase transitions in liquid-crystalline materials by X-ray birefringence imaging

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