We report on the high-temperature resolution measurements of the optical and thermal parameters of a liquid-crystal-silica nanoparticle colloid, as well as its video inspection, simultaneously performed in an upgraded photopyroelectric calorimeter. Over the nematic-isotropic coexistence region, the determined nematic correlation length, obtained from turbidity measurements, showed the characteristic two-step nematic nucleation process previously reported only for the specific heat.
Paoloni, S., Mercuri, F., Marinelli, M., Zammit, U., Neamtu, C., Dadarlat, D. (2008). Simultaneous characterization of optical and thermal parameters of liquid-crystal nanocolloids with high-temperature resolution. PHYSICAL REVIEW E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS, 78(4), 042701 [10.1103/PhysRevE.78.042701].
Simultaneous characterization of optical and thermal parameters of liquid-crystal nanocolloids with high-temperature resolution
PAOLONI, STEFANO;MERCURI, FULVIO;ZAMMIT, UGO;
2008-01-01
Abstract
We report on the high-temperature resolution measurements of the optical and thermal parameters of a liquid-crystal-silica nanoparticle colloid, as well as its video inspection, simultaneously performed in an upgraded photopyroelectric calorimeter. Over the nematic-isotropic coexistence region, the determined nematic correlation length, obtained from turbidity measurements, showed the characteristic two-step nematic nucleation process previously reported only for the specific heat.Questo articolo è pubblicato sotto una Licenza Licenza Creative Commons
