Kerr Effect in the Isotropic Phase of Some Nematogenic Compounds
- 1 October 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 17 (3), 355-360
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15421407208083179
Abstract
The exceptionally strong Kerr effect of some nematogenic compounds with strong electric dipole moments parallel to their long molecular axes was investigated. The Kerr constants just above the clearing point T cl were about 100 times larger than with nitrobenzene. The temperature dependence of the Kerr effect obeyed (T-T cl)−y, with 0.5<γ−7 sec or less.Keywords
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