OBSERVATION OF HAIRPIN DEFECTS IN A NEMATIC MAIN-CHAIN POLYESTER

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作者
LI, MH [1 ]
BRULET, A [1 ]
DAVIDSON, P [1 ]
KELLER, P [1 ]
COTTON, JP [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PARIS 11,PHYS SOLIDES LAB,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2297
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O4 [物理学];
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The conformation of a main-chain liquid crystalline polyester in its oriented nematic phase has been determined by small-angle neutron scattering. The data are fitted by a model of rigid cylinder with orientational fluctuations. For a low degree of polymerization (approximately 9) the chain is almost completely elongated in the direction of the nematic field. For a polymer 3 times longer, the existence of two hair-pins is shown at high temperature; this number decreases with decreasing temperature.
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