The Effect of Host on Pleochroic Dye Order Parameter
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 41 (1), 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01406567708071943
Abstract
The order parameters of three dyes in seven nematic liquid crystalline hosts have been measured. A correlation between a dye's length and its order parameter could be seen. Variations of as much as 50% in a dye's order parameter occurred on changing host.Keywords
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