Order parameters and time evolution of mesophases in the lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal Sunset Yellow FCF by DNMR

Uniaxial order parameters of the nematic and columnar mesophases in the lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal Sunset Yellow FCF have been determined from deuteron nuclear magnetic resonance, where random confinement of the system by the dispersion of aerosil nanoparticles has been performed to help obt...

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Autores: Díez Berart, Sergio|||0000-0002-7241-9009, Tortora, Luana, Finotello, Daniele, Zupancic, Blaz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/125112
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/125112
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8sm01221k
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Liquid crystals
Nanotechnology
Molecules
Cristalls líquids
Nanotecnologia
Molècules
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Química física
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Sumario:Uniaxial order parameters of the nematic and columnar mesophases in the lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal Sunset Yellow FCF have been determined from deuteron nuclear magnetic resonance, where random confinement of the system by the dispersion of aerosil nanoparticles has been performed to help obtain the angular dependent spectra. The long-time evolution study of the order parameters shows that the system requires tens of hours to stabilize after a deep change in temperature, in contrast with the very fast assembly process of the aggregates. Finally, the degree of order of the water molecules, forced by the uniaxial environment, has been determined.