Biaxial Nematic Phase in Mixtures of a Liquid Crystal and a Rodlike Polymer

被引：2
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作者：
Matsuyama, Akihiko [1 ]
机构：
[1] Kyushu Inst Technol, Dept Biosci & Bioinformat, Fac Comp Sci & Syst Engn, Fukuoka 8208502, Japan
来源：
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS | 2011年 / 540卷
关键词：
Biaxiality; carbon nanotubes; liquid crystal; phase separation; rodlike polymer; CARBON NANOTUBES; DIAGRAM; ORDER;
D O I：
10.1080/15421406.2011.568325
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
A simple mean field theory is introduced to describe a biaxial nematic phase in mixtures of a low-molecular-weight liquid crystalline molecule (LC) and a rigid-rodlike polymer (ROD), such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and liquid crystalline polymers. When the two components favor perpendicular orientations, we predict a biaxial nematic phase on the temperature-concentration plane, depending on the anisotropic interaction between ROD and LC.
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