BEHAVIOR OF THE ANCHORING STRENGTH COEFFICIENT NEAR A STRUCTURAL TRANSITION AT A NEMATIC SUBSTRATE INTERFACE

被引:46
作者
DILISI, GA [1 ]
ROSENBLATT, C [1 ]
GRIFFIN, AC [1 ]
HARI, U [1 ]
机构
[1] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
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10.1080/02678299008033811
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
A nearly symmetric alkoxyphenylbenzoate monomer is found to exhibit a transition from perpendicular to tilted alignment at a lecithin-treated glass substrate several degrees below the nematic-isotropic phase transition. By means of the Freedericksz transition the coefficient B of the anchoring energy has been obtained. It is found that B rapidly decreases, and the tilt susceptibility increases on approaching this transition. © 1990 Taylor & Francis Ltd.
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