Liquid- crystalline Casimir forces in the presence of nano-particles
After a short review of nematic liquid crystals and their interactions with the external fields, we investigate the effect of a disordered field which destabilizes the orientational molecular order of a nematic film. We analyze the effect of the disorder in the applied field on the pseudo-Casimir fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Isfahan University of Technology
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Physics Research |
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| Online Access: | http://ijpr.iut.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-31-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
| Summary: | After a short review of nematic liquid crystals and their interactions with the external fields, we investigate the effect of a disordered field which destabilizes the orientational molecular order of a nematic film. We analyze the effect of the disorder in the applied field on the pseudo-Casimir force which is induced due to thermal fluctuationsbetween the confining walls of the nematic film. It is shown that an annealed disorder gives rise to a characteristic way, leading to the enhancement of the strength of the interaction. This, in turn, has some impacts on the fluctuation-induced force studied here |
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| ISSN: | 1682-6957 2345-3664 |