X-ray scattering of a nematic liquid crystal nano-dispersion with negative dielectric anisotropy
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(2013). X-ray scattering of a nematic liquid crystal nano-dispersion with negative dielectric anisotropy. A nematic liquid crystal (LC) mixture was doped with harvested ferroelectric BaTiO 3 nanoparticles and investigated with wide-and small-angle x-ray scattering upon heating from the nematic to the isotropic phase. At moderate temperatures, colloidal crystallites were observed. LC test cells with homeotropic anchoring were placed in the x-ray beam and the realignment of the LC director was investigated upon applying an electric field.
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