Spatially resolved mapping of phase transitions in liquid-crystalline materials by X-ray birefringence imaging.
Yating ZhouRhian PattersonBenjamin A PalmerGregory R Edwards-GauBenson M KariukiN S Saleesh KumarBruce Bartholow DuncanIgor P DolbnyaStephen P CollinsAndrew MalandainKenneth D M HarrisPublished in: Chemical science (2019)
The X-ray Birefringence Imaging (XBI) technique, first reported in 2014, is a sensitive method for spatially resolved mapping of the local orientational properties of anisotropic materials. We report the first application of the XBI technique to characterize molecular orientational ordering in a liquid crystalline material, demonstrating significant potential for exploiting XBI measurements to advance structural understanding of liquid crystal phases.