Deciphering helix assembly in the heliconical nematic phase via tender resonant X-ray scattering

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Vol. 9; no. 31; pp. 10020 - 10028
• Main Authors: Cao, Yu, Feng, Jun, Nallapaneni, Asritha, Arakawa, Yuki, Zhao, Keqing, Zhang, Huijun, Mehl, Georg H., Zhu, Chenhui, Liu, Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 12.08.2021; Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• Subjects: Chirality; Dimers; Refractivity; Resonance scattering; Sulfur; X ray absorption; X-ray scattering

Being a link between a uniaxial nematic and a chiral nematic, the twist bend nematic (N TB ) has been an intriguing topic for research over the last decade as a key to understanding chirality generation. Accurate description and understanding of resonance effects in helical structures provide crucia...