L. Johansson, O. Soederman, K. Fontell
Nov 1, 1981
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The structure of the potassium dodecanoate nematic has been studied by different NMR methods and polarized absorption spectroscopy. It is found that this liquid crystalline phase consists of long rodlike aggregates. A remarkable property of the system is the finding that the macroscopic alignment of the sample may be kept over very long times (more than 100 h). This property together with the high transmission in the region 300-900 nm makes this system very suitable as an ordering matrix in optical spectroscopy. The orientation of some chromophores (lipid or water soluble) has also been studied.