Freely suspended smectic films with in-plane temperature gradients

Freely suspended smectic films with in-plane temperature gradients

Freely suspended smectic films with in-plane temperature inhomogeneities can exhibit remarkable thermocapillary (Marangoni) effects. The temperature dependence of the surface tension $\sigma (T)$ promotes flow in the film plane, convection roll patterns, and climbing of smectic layers against gravit...

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Main Authors: Ralf Stannarius, Torsten Trittel, Christoph Klopp, Alexey Eremin, Kirsten Harth, Noel A Clark, Cheol S Park, Joseph E Maclennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Subjects:
Marangoni flow
freely suspended thin fluid films
smectic liquid crystals
microgravity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab2673

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