Temperature-induced tilt transition in the nematic phase of liquid crystal

• A temperature-induced transition from homeotropic to tilted alignment in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal with smectic C-nematic phase sequence was observed. The homeotropic alignment of the nematic phase at temperatures near the nematic-isotropic transition was found to undergo a continuous change to tilted one on decreasing the temperature. The appearance of smectic-C-like order at the solid surface on approaching the smectic C-nematic transition is assumed to be the origin of this temperature-induced alignment transition.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Annan materialteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Other Materials Engineering (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Organisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Organic Chemistry (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Annan teknik -- Övrig annan teknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Other Engineering and Technologies -- Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

Keyword

liquid crystal phase transformations

nematic liquid crystals

smectic liquid crystals

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