Original scientific paper

Phase Transitions in Microconfined Nematic Liquid Crystals

Marija Vilfan ; J. Stefan Institute, University of Ljubljana, Jamova 39, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slobodan Žumer ; Department of Physics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

A brief review of stable phases and phase transitions in microconfined nematic liquid crystals is given. The effects of confinement are studied for the cavities of spherical and cylindrical shape with different surface-liquid crystal interactions. The phase transitions are either of order-disorder type where the magnitude of orientational ordering changes or of the structural type between different configurations of the nematic director field.

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Hrčak ID:

137175

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/137175

Publication date:

15.8.1992.

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