Polarization anisotropic

Any molecular property which is anisotropic, i.e., that shows a direcional dependence, is per se capable of providing information on orientation both in solids and in appropriate melts or liquids. Such properties include optical birefringence, infrared polarization, anisotropic Raman scattering, broad line NMR and X-ray diffraction, each of which has been exploited in the study of polymers. These various approaches yield differing amounts of information, for fundamental reasons in order to appreciate why this is so it is necessary to consider their theoretical basis, and also to have a convenient mathematical framework by which to quantify degrees of orientation. These two topics will now... 

Electric birefringence can give useful information on the shape and size of micelles and fluorinated surfactant aggregates, especially when complemented by other physical methods [243,280-290]. Electric birefringence has been successfully used to determine the shape and size of polymers, polyelectrolytes, and surfactant micelles. Colloidal particles or molecular aggregates, which have a permanent dipole moment or are polarized anisotropically, orient in an electric field. The colloidal solution becomes optically anisotropic and exhibits electric birefringence, termed the Kerr effect [246,291,292]. 

Another important application of perturbation theory is to molecules with anisotropic interactions. Examples are dipolar hard spheres, in which the anisotropy is due to the polarity of tlie molecule, and liquid crystals in which the anisotropy is due also to the shape of the molecules. The use of an anisotropic reference system is more natural in accounting for molecular shape, but presents difficulties. Hence, we will consider only... 

A RIKES experunent is essentially identical to that of CW CARS, except the probe laser need not be tunable. The probe beam is linearly polarized at 0° (—>), while the polarization of the tunable pump beam is controlled by a linear polarizer and a quarter waveplate. The pump and probe beams, whose frequency difference must match the Raman frequency, are overlapped in the sample (just as in CARS). The strong pump beam propagating tlirough a nonlinear medium induces an anisotropic change in the refractive mdices seen by tlie weaker probe wave, which alters the polarization of a probe beam [96]. The signal field is polarized orthogonally to the probe laser and any altered polarization may be detected as an increase in intensity transmitted tlirough a crossed polarizer. When the pump beam is Imearly polarized at 45° y), contributions... 

This expression is very similar to (B 1.9.49). If the scattering system is anisotropic, equation (Bl.9.54) can then be expressed in cylindrical polar coordmates (see figure Bl.9.5 ... 

Other interference-produced colors falling into this section include doubly refracting materials such as anisotropic crystals and strained isotropic media between polarizers, as in photoelastic stress analysis and in the petrological microscope. 

The detection of Hquid crystal is based primarily on anisotropic optical properties. This means that a sample of this phase looks radiant when viewed against a light source placed between crossed polarizers. An isotropic solution is black under such conditions (Fig. 12). Optical microscopy may also detect the Hquid crystal in an emulsion. The Hquid crystal is conspicuous from its radiance in polarized light (Fig. 13). The stmcture of the Hquid crystalline phase is also most easily identified by optical microscopy. Lamellar Hquid crystals have a pattern of oil streaks and Maltese crosses (Fig. 14a), whereas ones with hexagonal arrays of cylinders give a different optical pattern (Fig. 14b). 

The analyzer is removed and the color of the sample is observed in plane-polarized light. If the sample is colored, the stage is rotated. Colored, anisotropic materials may show pleochroism—a change in color or hue when the orientation with respect to the vibration direction of the polarizer is changed. Any pleochroism should be noted and recorded. 

RAIRS is a non-destructive infrared technique with special versatility - it does not require the vacuum conditions essential for electron spectroscopic methods and is, therefore, in principle, applicable to the study of growth processes [4.270]. By use of a polarization modulation technique surfaces in a gas phase can be investigated. Higher surface sensitivity is achieved by modulation of the polarization between s and p. This method can also be used to discriminate between anisotropic near-sur-face absorption and isotropic absorption in the gas phase [4.271]. 

In order to summarize this section it must be noted that the possibility to evaporate conjugated oligomers in such a way that their chain axes point predominantly in one direction allows us to determine the anisotropic electronic properties of conjugated molecules. From these studies it becomes evident that in order to obtain polarized absorption or emission of light as required in polarization Filters or LCD-backlights, the application of conjugated molecules is one of the most attractive areas of application for these materials. 

Birefringence is the property of an anisotropic optical media that causes polarized light with one orientation to travel with... 

The molecular structures of many common liquid crystals are long and rodlike. In addition, they contain polar groups. Explain how both characteristics of liquid crystals contribute to their anisotropic nature. 

We start with some elementary information about anisotropic intermolec-ular interactions in liquid crystals and molecular factors that influence the smectic behaviour. The various types of molecular models and commonly accepted concepts reproducing the smectic behaviour are evaluated. Then we discuss in more detail the breaking of head-to-tail inversion symmetry in smectic layers formed by polar and (or) sterically asymmetric molecules and formation of particular phases with one and two dimensional periodicity. We then proceed with the description of the structure and phase behaviour of terminally fluorinated and polyphilic mesogens and specific polar properties of the achiral chevron structures. Finally, different possibilities for bridging the gap between smectic and columnar phases are considered. 

Time Resolved Fluorescence Depolarization. In Equation 3, it is assumed that the polarization decays to zero as a single exponential function, which is equivalent to assuming that the molecular shape is spherical with isotropic rotational motion. Multiexponential decays arise from anisotropic rotational motion, which might indicate a nonspherical molecule, a molecule rotating in a nonuniform environment, a fluorophore bound to tbe molecule in a manner that binders its motion, or a mixture of fluorophores with different rotational rates. 

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