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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

  • Liquid crystals (LCs) exhibit complex molecular ordering crucial for display technologies.
  • Understanding molecular orientation distribution functions (ODFs) is key to controlling LC properties.
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool for probing molecular dynamics and order.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively determine the molecular orientation distribution function (ODF) in liquid crystals with complex director geometries.
  • To investigate the influence of magnetic fields and molecular interactions on LC orientation.
  • To validate the use of spin probe EPR and numerical simulations for measuring ODFs.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulation of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of spin probes in liquid-crystalline media.
  • Explicit consideration of the hierarchy of orientation order: local ordering and director disorder.
  • Experimental studies on planar and twist LC cells (8CB) under magnetic fields.

Main Results:

  • Achieved quantitative agreement between experimental and simulated EPR spectra.
  • Successfully measured ODFs for low nonorthorhombic symmetry, including high-rank order parameters (up to 12th).
  • Demonstrated that competing aligning forces result in a tilted director, a compromise between orienting influences.

Conclusions:

  • Spin probe EPR combined with numerical simulations is effective for measuring complex ODFs in liquid crystals.
  • Magnetic fields perpendicular to the director distort LC orientation, leading to measurable changes in ODF.
  • The study provides insights into the interplay of ordering and disordering forces governing molecular alignment in LCs.