We present a method to align liquid crystal (LC) samples in their SmecticA phase, useful to obtain permanent homeotropic single domains even in compounds where the nematic phase is absent. It is based on the application of a strain field, within the sample volume, which tends to align the molecules all towards a common direction. The study was carried out in samples of 4-decyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (10CB), 4-octyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (8CB) and n-hexyl-4-n-pentyloxy biphenyl-4-carboxylate (65OBC) LCs, and the alignment efficiency was monitored by polarisation microscopy observations and by thermal diffusivity measurements.
Paoloni, S., Mercuri, F., Marinelli, M., Pizzoferrato, R., Zammit, U. (2013). Strain induced homeotropic alignment in the smecticA phase of liquid crystals. LIQUID CRYSTALS, -- [10.1080/02678292.2013.821531].
Strain induced homeotropic alignment in the smecticA phase of liquid crystals
PAOLONI, STEFANO;MERCURI, FULVIO;MARINELLI, MASSIMO;PIZZOFERRATO, ROBERTO;ZAMMIT, UGO
2013-01-01
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We present a method to align liquid crystal (LC) samples in their SmecticA phase, useful to obtain permanent homeotropic single domains even in compounds where the nematic phase is absent. It is based on the application of a strain field, within the sample volume, which tends to align the molecules all towards a common direction. The study was carried out in samples of 4-decyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (10CB), 4-octyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (8CB) and n-hexyl-4-n-pentyloxy biphenyl-4-carboxylate (65OBC) LCs, and the alignment efficiency was monitored by polarisation microscopy observations and by thermal diffusivity measurements.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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