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

Abstract

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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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)

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Date Deposited:

14 Feb 2019 14:40

Last Modified:

06 Dec 2023 12:59

Published Version:

https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sc05285a

Status:

Published

Refereed:

Yes

Identification Number:

https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sc05285a

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