Title:
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Pattern formation during mesophase growth in a homologous series
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Author:
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Tóth-Katona, T.; Börzsönyi, T.; Váradi, Z.; Szabon, J.; Buka, Agnes; González Cinca, Ricard; Ramírez Piscina, Laureano; Casademunt i Viader, Jaume; Hernández Machado, Aurora
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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Remarkable differences in the shape of the nematic-smectic-B interface in a quasi-two-dimensional geometry have been experimentally observed in three liquid crystals of very similar molecular structure, i.e., neighboring members of a homologous series. In the thermal equilibrium of the two mesophases a faceted rectanglelike shape was observed with considerably different shape anisotropies for the three homologs. Various morphologies such as dendritic, dendriticlike, and faceted shapes of the rapidly growing smectic-B germ were also observed for the three substances. Experimental results were compared with computer simulations based on the phase field model. The pattern forming behavior of a binary mixture of two homologs was also studied. |
Subject(s):
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-Cristal·lografia -Sòlids -Líquids -Equacions d'estat -Transformacions de fase (Física estadística) -Interfícies (Ciències físiques) -Ciència de materials -Crystallography -Solids -Liquids -Equations of state -Phase transformations (Statistical physics) -Interfaces (Physical sciences) -Materials science |
Rights:
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(c) The American Physical Society, 1996
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Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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The American Physical Society
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