Unified model of the smectic-A, nematic, and isotropic phases for bulk, interfaces, and thin films: Bulk
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev., A; (United States)
A lattice model for three liquid crystalline phases is presented and solved in the mean-field approximation. Numerical results are obtained for the bulk phases. We find isotropic, nematic, and smectic-A phases, with the possibility of nematic-isotropic, smectic-A--isotropic, and nematic--smectic-A (NS) transitions. The NS transition can be first or second order, depending upon the choice of molecular potential. Examples modeling the materials octyl-oxycyanobiphenyl (8OCB) and cholersteryl myristate are considered.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
- OSTI ID:
- 5315308
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev., A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., A; (United States) Vol. 21:5; ISSN PLRAA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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