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Kinetics of director gliding on a polymer-liquid-crystal interface.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20365758     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Magnetic-field-induced surface reorientation of nematic liquid crystals on polyethyl-methacrylate films is studied. The experiments indicate that the time scale of director gliding expands from a fraction of a second to several hours. A power-law distribution function of relaxation times provides very good agreement between measurements and calculated gliding curves. From the model an upper limit of the extrapolation length can be extracted, which points to a surprisingly strong equilibrium azimuthal anchoring of the liquid crystal on the polymer layer.
Authors:
I Jánossy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-03-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics     Volume:  81     ISSN:  1550-2376     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-06     Completed Date:  2010-07-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101136452     Medline TA:  Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  031714     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, PO Box 49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Computer Simulation
Kinetics
Liquid Crystals / chemistry*,  radiation effects*
Magnetics
Models, Chemical*
Polymethyl Methacrylate / chemistry*,  radiation effects*
Surface Properties / radiation effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
9011-14-7/Polymethyl Methacrylate

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