Symmetry breaking and structure of a mixture of nematic liquid crystals and anisotropic nanoparticles

Symmetry breaking and structure of a mixture of nematic liquid crystals and anisotropic nanoparticles

Orientational ordering of a homogeneous mixture of uniaxial liquid crystalline (LC) molecules and magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) is studied using the Lebwohl–Lasher lattice model. We consider cases where NPs tend to be oriented perpendicularly to LC molecules due to elastic forces. We study domain-typ...

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Main Authors: Marjan Krasna, Matej Cvetko, Milan Ambrožič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2010-07-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Subjects:
liquid crystals
nanoparticles
orientational order
quenched disorder
symmetry breaking
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.6.74

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https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.6.74

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