Unveiling Low THz Dynamics of Liquid Crystals: Identification of Intermolecular Interaction among Intramolecular Modes

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c07947
• Publication Date: 2024-01-08T14:39:23Z
• Authors: Patrick Friebel; Daria Ruth Galimb...; Matteo Savoini; Laura Cattaneo
• Keywords: Trimer

Liquid crystals have found a wide area of application over the last few decades, proving to be excellent materials for tunable optics from visible near-infrared frequencies. Currently, much effort is devoted demonstrating their applicability at THz frequencies (1-10 THz), where tremendous advances broadband and intense sources been achieved. Yet, detailed understanding THz-triggered dynamics in liquid incomplete. Here, we perform time domain spectroscopy on 4-cyano-4'-alkyl-biphenyl (