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Abstract
New polymer nematic nanocomposites are prepared containing 1.43–4.64 wt % of silver nanoparticles whose mean dimensions are 2–4 nm. According to 2H NMR spectroscopic measurements, on increasing the content of metallic nanoparticles, the orientational order parameter Szz of the nematic phase shown by the nanocomposites increases.
Acknowledgment
We would like to thank Prof. S. Grande for assistance in NMR measurements and Prof. F.Kremer for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by RFBR (04‐03‐32464) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.