Pretransitional behavior of viscoelastic parameters at the nematic to twist-bend nematic phase transition in flexiblen-mers

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Abstract
We report dynamic light scattering measurements of the orientational (Frank) elastic constants and associated viscosities among a homologous series of a liquid crystalline dimer, trimer, and tetramer exhibiting a uniaxial nematic (N) to twist-bend nematic (NTB) phase transition.
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  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M015726/1)
  • Division of Materials Research (1307674, 1410378)

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