PM-IRRAS SPECTROSCOPY OF 9CB LIQUID-CRYSTAL THIN-FILMS DEPOSITED ON A METALLIC SUBSTRATE .1. VIBRATIONAL ANALYSIS

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BUFFETEAU, T [1 ]
DESBAT, B [1 ]
DEVAURE, J [1 ]
SALIMI, A [1 ]
TURLET, JM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BORDEAUX 1,CTR PHYS MOLEC OPT & HERTZIENNE,CNRS,URA 283,F-33405 TALENCE,FRANCE
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10.1051/jcp/1993901855
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Polarization Modulated InfraRed Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) has been used to obtain the vibrational spectra of 4-nonyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (9CB) thin films deposited on a gold substrate. For the different phases of this liquid crystal, PM-IRRAS spectra of 1000 to 20 angstrom thin films exhibit important changes relative to the absorbance spectrum of a bulk sample. Just after deposition, the liquid crystal has a particular phase and it is necessary to cycle the sample at liquid nitrogen temperature to get the crystal phase. Phase transition temperatures are lower than those observed with a bulk sample. Concerning the crystalline phase, relative intensities on PM-IRRAS spectra are different from those mesured on the bulk absorbance spectrum. These differences are due to a well defined molecular orientation in the liquid crystal film.
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