Smectic A - Smectic C* Transition in a "de Vries" Liquid Crystal by 2H NMR

International audienceSolid State H-2 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was applied to the structural and orientational studies of a selectively labelled 'de Vries' liquid crystal compound. Measurements were performed at five values of the magnetic field, ranging from 4.70 to 18.80 T. The trend of the orientational order S and tilt angle theta of the H-2-labeled moiety in the SmA and SmC* phases at different magnetic fields confirms previous results and allows us to better characterize the SmA-SmC* transition