Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Liquid Crystals

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction to Liquid Crystals

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   Pages 1-24

3. Dynamics of Nuclear Spins

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   Pages 25-52

4. Orientational Order

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   Pages 53-89

5. Molecular Field Theories of Flexible Nematogens

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   Pages 91-116

6. Nuclear Spin Relaxation Theory

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   Pages 117-140

7. Director Fluctuations and Spin Relaxation

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   Pages 141-188

8. Rotational and Translational Dynamics

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   Pages 189-232

9. Internal Dynamics of Flexible Mesogens

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   Pages 233-262

10. Multiple-Quantum and Two-Dimensional NMR

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    Pages 263-289

11. Back Matter

    Pages 291-309

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Liquid crystals have become ubiquitous in the displays for electronic devices, ranging from wrist watches to laptop computers. Nuclear magnetic resonance has become one of the important techniques for determining their structures and properties. Intended for researchers and students in physics, chemistry and materials science, this book provides the necessary background information and sufficient mathematical and physical detail to study the current research literature. The book begins with a survey of liquid crystal phases and field effects and with an introduction to the basic physics of nuclear magnetic resonance; it then discusses orientational ordering and molecular field theories for various liquid crystal molecules and NMR studies of uniaxial and biaxial phases. Subsequent chapters consider spin relaxation processes (using a semiclassical approach) and rotational, translational, and internal molecular dynamics of liquid crystals. The final chapter discusses two-dimensional and multiple-quantum NMR spectroscopies and their application in elucidating liquid crystal properties. This second edition, updated throughout, incorporates many new references, corrects typographical errors, and includes new mathematical appendices.

• Liquid Crystals
• Magnetic Resonance
• chemistry
• crystal
• diffusion
• materials science

From reviews of the first edition:
"Dong has done a superb job combining the underlying principles of NMR with the basic properties of liquid crystals. The book provides an excellent overview of this field... [It will] make the theory ... accessible to students in physics, chemistry, and materials science who are just entering the field of liquid crystals."

• Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brandon University, Brandon, Canada

  Ronald Y. Dong

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