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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2923| Title: | Stability of the uniform alignment of lyotropic nematic liquid crystals doped with magnetic grains |
| Authors: | Barbero, G. Figueiredo Neto, A.M. Madhusudana, N.V. |
| Issue Date: | Feb-1999 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. |
| Citation: | Physics Letters A, 1999, Vol.251, p373-377 |
| Abstract: | The stability of the uniform alignment of lyotropic nematic liquid crystals doped with magnetic grains is theoretically analysed. The sample is assumed to be prepared in a uniformly magnetized state by means of an external magnetic field, which is switched off subsequently. We show that there is a critical concentration of magnetic grains above which the distorting effect of the magnetic interaction overcomes the stabilizing effect of the steric interactions among grains and micelles. |
| Description: | Restricted Access. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2923 |
| ISSN: | 0375-9601 |
| Alternative Location: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00904-9 |
| Copyright: | 1999 Elsevier B.V. |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (SCM) |
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