A MODEL CALCULATION OF THE SURFACE ELASTIC-CONSTANTS OF A NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL

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作者
TEIXEIRA, PIC [1 ]
PERGAMENSHCHIK, VM [1 ]
SLUCKIN, TJ [1 ]
机构
[1] KIEV PHYS INST, KIEV 252028, UKRAINE
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10.1080/00268979300103071
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have evaluated the bulk and surface elastic constants of a nematic liquid crystal composed of Gay-Berne particles, using a generalization of earlier theories by Poniewierski and Stecki, and Lipkin, Rice and Mohanty. The ratios between surface and bulk elastic constants have been plotted as a function of temperature and at nematic-isotropic coexistence. In particular, the sign of the K-13 (splay-bend) constant has been shown to depend sensitively on details of the intermolecular potential. Results have been contrasted with those obtained from a different theory.
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页码:1339 / 1357
页数:19
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