Abstract
ABSTRACT NMR spectroscopy of quadrupolar noble gases, 21Ne (spin 3/2), 83Kr (9/2), 131Xe (3/2), dissolved in thermotropic liquid crystals enables the derivation of versatile information about the physical properties of the materials. The spectra display fine structures, triplets and nonets, which reveal quadrupole couplings. These, in turn, can be used in the determination of electric field gradients (EFG), orientational order parameters, and tilt angles. Comparison of 129Xe and 131Xe chemical shifts reveals second-order quadrupole shifts (SOQS) in circumstances where the ratio of quadrupole coupling and magnetic flux density is suitable. The 131Xe SOQS is shown to distinguish between uniaxial and biaxial nematic phases. Both 83Kr and 131Xe NMR spectra may display asymmetry around the central transition because of the SOQS, which can be used to identify biaxiality in nematic phases. As a curiosity, the effect of possible hexadecapole coupling on the 83Kr NMR transitions of krypton in liquid crystals is discussed.
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