From the SmA to the Hexatic, Including the SmC*, SmCA* and SmCre* Phases: A 2H NMR Relaxation Study

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作者
Domenici, Valentina [1 ]
Marini, Alberto [1 ]
Veracini, Carlo A. [1 ]
Malanga, Corrado [1 ]
Menicagli, Rita [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Chim & Chim Ind, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
关键词
deuterium; liquid crystals; molecular dynamics; NMR spectroscopy; smectic phases; NUCLEAR-SPIN RELAXATION; 3 CHIRAL CENTERS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS; H-2; NMR; ORIENTATIONAL ORDER; MAGNETIC-RESONANCE; LATTICE-RELAXATION; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; SMECTIC PHASES; DIRECTOR FLUCTUATIONS;
D O I
10.1002/cphc.200900385
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The molecular dynamics of a ferroelectric liquid crystal, denoted ZLL7/*, is investigated by means of H-2 NMR relaxation. the spin-lattice (T-1Q and T-1Z) and spin-spin (T-2) relaxation times of two isotopomers of ZLL7/* labeled on the phenyl and biphenyl fragments, are measured and their behaviour upon passing from the SmA to the hexatic phase through the ferroelectric SmC*, antiferroelectric Smc(A)*, and re-entrant ferroelectric SmCre* phases, is discussed. A comparison between the measured T-2 and T-2* directly related to the experimental linewidth, provides information on the heterogeneity of the system, thus allowing confirmation of previous hypotheses concerning the structural and ordering properties of the SmCA* and SmCre* phases. The possibility to look at different sites of the core of the ZLL7/*, smectogen reveals a peculiar sensitivity of the phenyl moiety with respect to the biphenyl fragment, which may be justified by its vicinity to the chiral centers. Interestingly, the trend of the longitudinal relaxation times is characterized by a minimum that corresponds to the SMCA* and SmCre* phases, which is reproducible for the two isotopomers and at several Larmor frequencies. A quantitative analysis of T-1Q and T-1Z is performed in the SmA and SmC* phases, for which the narrowing regime approximation is valid. A multifrequency approach is applied to self-consistently determine the diffusion coefficients for the overall molecular motions, namely spinning and tumbling, and the internal rotations around the para axes of the phenyl and biphenyl fragments. The effect of the magnetic field in unwinding the helical structure of the SmC* phase (for H > 9T) allows observation of a sensitive change in the rotational diffusion coefficients in the frustrated unwound SmC* phase with respect to the SmC* phase.
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页码:2679 / 2691
页数:13
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