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[15a-W9_323-3]Analysis of Anisotropic Collective Dynamics in Dimer Liquid Crystals by Inelastic X-ray Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

〇Meguya Ryu1, Daichi Aizawa1, Shuji Kamegaki1, Hiroshi Uchiyama2, Hidemine Furuya1, Junko Morikawa1 (1.Science Tokyo, 2.SPring-8)

Keywords:

liquid crystal,Inelastic X-ray Scattering,anisotropy

We investigated anisotropic collective molecular dynamics in a dimer liquid crystal, CB7CB, using inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Component-resolved analysis was performed to distinct contributions of flexible spacers and rigid cores to the observed anisotropy in IXS spectra.