Orientational order in the splay nematic ground state
2019 ◽
Vol 21
(34)
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pp. 18769-18772
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Keyword(s):
X Ray
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We measure the degree of orientational order in the recently discovered splay-nematic liquid crystal (NS) phase by X-ray scattering techniques. We find the NS phase to be more ordered than the classical nematic phase, although still nematic-like.