J.W. Emsley

A theory of orientational ordering in uniaxial liquid crystals composed of molecules with alkyl chains

J.W. Emsley, G. R. Luckhurst, C.P. Stockley · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1982 · 287 citations

The Preparation and Properties of the α,ω-bis(4,4′-Cyanobiphenyloxy)Alkanes: Nematogenic Molecules with a Flexible Core

J.W. Emsley, G. R. Luckhurst, G. N. Shilstone et al. · Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1984 · 212 citations

Materials Science, Organic Material Chemistry, Macromolecular Chemistry +15

The effect of internal motion on the orientational order parameters for liquid crystalline systems

J.W. Emsley, G. R. Luckhurst · Molecular Physics · 1980 · 151 citations

Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Liquid Crystalline Elastomer +22

The deuterium and proton-{deuterium} N.M.R. spectra of the partially deuteriated nematic liquid crystal 4-n-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl

J.W. Emsley, G. R. Luckhurst, C.P. Stockley · Molecular Physics · 1981 · 140 citations

Crystal Structure, Double Resonance Experiments, Nematic Liquid Crystal +11

The Chirality of a Twist–Bend Nematic Phase Identified by NMR Spectroscopy

Laetitia Béguin, J.W. Emsley, Moreno Lelli et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · 2012 · 135 citations

Nmr Spectroscopy, Physics, Natural Sciences +10