Self-propulsion of nematic drops: Novel phase separation dynamics in impurity-doped nematogens

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dc.contributor.author	Thakur, Snigdha	-
dc.contributor.author	Sunil Kumar, P.B.	-
dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N.V.	-
dc.contributor.author	Pullarkat, Pramod A.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-02-08T06:11:53Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-02-08T06:11:53Z	-
dc.date.issued	2006-09-11	-
dc.identifier.citation	Physical Review Letters, 2006, Vol.97, p115701	en
dc.identifier.issn	0031-9007	-
dc.identifier.issn	1079-7114 (online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2090	-
dc.description	Open access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We report a novel phase separation dynamics, mediated by self-propelled motion of the nucleated drops, in a mixture of a nematogen and an isotropic dopant. We show that surface flow, induced by the gradient in the concentration of the dopant expelled by the growing drops, provides the driving force for the propulsion of nematic droplets. While the liquid crystal-isotropic transition is used here to demonstrate the phenomenon, self-propulsion should be observable in many other systems in which the dynamics of a conserved order parameter is coupled to a nonconserved order parameter.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	The American Physical Society	en
dc.relation.uri	http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v97/e115701	en
dc.rights	2006 American Physical Society	en
dc.title	Self-propulsion of nematic drops: Novel phase separation dynamics in impurity-doped nematogens	en
dc.type	Article	en
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