Anchoring properties of a lyotropic,nematic discotic CsPFO/water mixture |
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| Authors: | E A Oliveira P J Photinos A M Figueiredo Neto |
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| Institution: | 1. Instituo de Física, Universidade de ?o Paulo , Caixa Postal 20516, 01498-970 , ?o Paulo , SP , Brazil;2. Department of Physics , Southern Oregon State College , Ashland , Oregon , 97520 , U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A sample of a CsPFO/water mixture in the nematic discotic phase is used to investigate liquid crystal anchoring properties. A splay distortion is introduced in the uniform nematic alignment and orientation and relaxation processes are observed. From experimental values of the orientation and relaxation times we determine the rotational viscosity and the splay elastic constant for this mixture. |
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