Growth patterns of smectic A liquid crystals

Pratibha, R.; Madhusudana, N.V.

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dc.contributor.author	Pratibha, R.	-
dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N.V.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-18T06:49:30Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-06-18T06:49:30Z	-
dc.date.issued	1996-02	-
dc.identifier.citation	Physica A: Statistical and Theoretical Physics, 1996, Vol.224, p9-23	en
dc.identifier.issn	0378-4371	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2951	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We report observations on the growth patterns of smectic A liquid crystals from the nematic phase in binary mixtures which exhibit an induced smectic phase. In cells prepared with ‘homeotropic’ boundary conditions there is a clear indication of a microphase separation which leads to nucleation of the smectic layers in the centre of the cell, and formation of single focal conic domains. The domains attact each other to form chains which is ascribed to flexoelectric polarization. A high-frequency AC field produces a corrugation of the interface, the spatial period of which decreases rapidly as the field strength is increased. Dust particle motion around the domains indicates that there may be electrohydrodynamic motion in the nematic liquid crystal surrounding the smectic domains.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier B.V.	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0378-4371(95)00311-8	en
dc.rights	1996 Elsevier B.V.	en
dc.title	Growth patterns of smectic A liquid crystals	en
dc.type	Article	en
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