Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.362, 289-304, 2001
Contribution of proton NMR relaxation to the investigation of molecular dynamics and molecular organisation in liquid crystalline phases
We present in this paper some general remarks concerning proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance studies carried out in particular phases of calamitic, polycatenar and discotic molecules and we show how these studies can be used to understand the molecular dynamics in different types of mesophases. We also illustrate how these studies can contribute, in some cases, to test the validity of molecular organisation models proposed in the literature to describe particular structures detected by X-ray diffraction.