相位延迟法平行排列丝状液晶在静磁场中扭曲效应研究

对平行排列5CB（4′-n-penty1-4-cyanobinpheny1)丝状液晶在静磁场中扭曲变形做了严格的数值解,给出了严格分布情况;利用光学“4*4”矩阵算法,计算了线偏振光在严格分布下的传输情况;在实验方面,应用光学相位延迟法对平行排列5CB丝状液晶在静磁场中（温度27℃）线偏振光的通过情况进行了测量.理论计算和实验结果说明在非长螺距近似条件下可用线偏振光对平行排列丝状液晶的物理性质进行实验研究.     

向列相液晶沿面到垂面排列转变的分子场理论

以摩擦基板间的液晶薄层为研究对象,用分子场理论研究了向列相液晶分子排列转变行为.分子质心固定在简单立方晶格的格点上.液晶由极性分子构成,与基板相接触的一层分子同时受到色散和极性两类表面作用.通过自洽的数值计算,获得3种相图,清楚地展示了摩擦基板间向列相出现的从高温沿面到低温垂面排列的转变;获得实现这类转变所需要的两类表面作用的参数范围.结果表明:基板的摩擦会改变基板表面色散作用,但不会影响基板表面极性作用;表面极性相互作用能引起基板间向列相液晶发生沿面到垂面排列转变.     

纳米级润滑膜分子排列取向的拉曼光谱表征技术

利用激光拉曼散射技术,对剪切作用下受限于钢球与石英盘之间的纳米级液晶5 CB的分子排列取向进行研究. 结果表明,在特定的实验条件下,可以得到高信噪比的纳米级润滑膜的拉曼散射信号(20∶1). 同时发现,当激光偏振方向与剪切运动方向平行(垂直)时,所得拉曼信号强度达到最大(小)值,表明纳米级液晶5 CB分子在剪切诱导作用下,沿剪切运动方向趋于定向排列. 另外,当钢球与石英盘之间的剪切速度逐渐增大时,受限的纳米级液晶5 CB的拉曼信号强度也逐渐增大. 最后,利用根据相对光强干涉原理研制的纳米膜厚测量仪对纳米级 关键词： 薄膜润滑 分子排列取向 拉曼散射     

液晶盒中挠曲电效应的计算

负性液晶MBBA在液晶盒中垂面排列,沿面外加电场后产生挠曲电效应.基于液晶弹性理论研究这一效应,基于变分理论得到了液晶指向矢满足的微分方程及边界条件.应用差分迭代方法进行了数值求解.在小角度近似下,得到了指向矢分布的解析解,与数值解和专著结果进行了比较.     

摩擦基板间液晶薄层的分子场理论

提出一种新的表面作用势用于描写摩擦基板对液晶分子的作用.通过分子场理论研究摩擦基板间的液晶薄层,基板作用使液晶分子沿面平行排列.采用Lebwohl Lasher模型,将分子质心固定在简单立方晶格的格点上.对20个分子层构成的液晶薄层进行了数值计算.存在3种分子优先取向方向不同的状态,优先取向方向沿摩擦方向的状态具有最低自由能,并考虑了基板作用引起的双轴对称性.     

向列液晶表面弹性能K13项的物理效应及检验方法

通过解析推导和数值计算的方法，得到了平衡态指向矢满足的微分方程和边界条件.研究了表面弹性能K13项对磁场作用下的弱锚定向列液晶盒Fréedericksz转变性质的影响.结果表明，表面弹性能K13项的存在对液晶系统的自由能有很大的影响，从而改变转变的性质，诱导液晶盒在阈值点发生一级Fréedericksz转变.给出了发生一级转变的物理条件，它除了与液晶的结构和材料有关外，还依赖于液晶表面弹性能K13项，同时给出了由此判断K13项是否存在的检验方法. 关键词： 表面弹性能K13项 弱锚定 Fréedericksz转变     

掺杂C_(60)向列相液晶全息光栅衍射增强的研究

利用二波耦合(2BC)实验研究了掺杂G60垂直排列的向列相液晶(5CB)样品中形成光折变全息光栅的动态衍射特性.利用厚度为20μm的样品中记录的光折变全息光栅(光栅间距A≈24μm)获得了高达40%的一阶衍射效率,且衍射强度不对称分布.根据取向光折变效应体机制和表面电荷调制机制对此现象给出了解释,认为液晶中电场的增强是...     

电场作用下5CB液晶分子的近壁面层黏弹性的QCM研究

利用石英晶体微天平(quartz crystal microbalance,QCM)研究了电场对5CB液晶分子的近壁面层黏弹性的影响.对QCM结果的分析发现,电场作用对液晶的黏度影响分为两部分,通过建立含吸附膜的双层膜模型,分析了QCM的两部分结果,发现电场对近壁面吸附层及体相层的影响是不同的.根据QCM的双层膜模型,对近壁面层液晶分子的黏弹性及膜厚进行了定量的分析计算,结果表明5CB在石英晶体上电极附近有一层约100nm厚的近壁面吸附层,其复剪切黏度随电场强度的增加而减小,这与5CB液晶的体相黏度变化规 关键词： 5CB液晶 石英晶体微天平 近壁面 黏弹性     

C60掺杂向列相液晶薄膜的激光诱导自衍射现象研究

利用Kirchhoff-Fraunhofer衍射积分原理研究了实验中观察到的C60掺杂垂直排列向列相液晶(5CB)液晶薄膜的远场衍射图样.模拟计算结果表明:实验中观察到的衍射圆环是不同实验参数的结果,并给出了确定衍射圆环结构的主要参数C1和C2.当C1和C2的符号相同时,远场会出现中心强度最大,向外逐渐减弱,分布尺度较小的细衍射环;当C1和C2的符号相反时,远场会出现中央较暗,向外逐渐增强,分布尺度较大的粗衍射环.衍射圆环的产生可由高斯光束通过非线性样品是引起附加相位的自相位调制现象来解释.将使液晶材料应用于光限幅等光子学领域.     

强激光条件下5CB液晶中的激光诱导衍射环现象

强激光经5CB液晶传播时会产生非线性自相位调制现象,利用532 nm和1 064 nmCW激光研究了强激光条件下5CB液晶中的激光诱导衍射环现象,并对强激光在5CB液晶中产生自相位调制的现象和机理进行了讨论.当532 nm激光和1 064 nm激光功率密度分别大于10 kW/cm2和300 W/cm2时,接收白屏上有较明显的衍射环现象|当激光分别持续作用数十毫秒和数百毫秒量级时间时,接收屏上的衍射环现象消失.分别利用基尔霍夫衍射积分公式的菲涅耳近似和夫朗和费近似形式对5CB中激光自相位调制和激光诱导衍射环进行了数值模拟,数值结果与实验结果符合的较好.基于热传导理论定性分析了5CB液晶在不同波长和入射条件下的三阶非线性系数.结果表明：在强激光入射条件下,热效应是自相位调制的主要原因,这种三阶非线性系数除了与液晶的吸收系数和作用时间相关,还与激光作用面积甚至激光诱导指向矢转动过程相关.     

An azo-isomerization-induced Freedericksz transition of a nematic liquid crystal

We observed an azo-isomerization-induced Freedericksz transition of the 5CB liquid crystal doped with 1% double-azo. In experiment, we found that the Freedericksz transition threshold occurred at optical intensity level of 0.3 mW/mm² for the 12.5 μm-thickness planar alignment doped 5CB, which is four orders of magnitude lower as that for the pure 5CB. Using optical phase retardation, we measured the relations between the Freedericksz transition threshold and the pump beam polarization. The maximum twist angle of liquid crystal molecules under different pump beam intensity is given. The experiment indicated that trans–cis isomerization plays an important role in the decrease of the Freedericksz transition threshold.     

Study of light-induced reorientation of the nematic liquid crystal director by birefringence dynamics

It is proposed to apply the birefringence method to measure the threshold of the light-induced Freedericksz transition and the nonlinearity enhancement factor of nematic liquid crystals by director relaxation dynamics in the light field. A birefringence change is recorded by interference of ordinary and extraordinary components of the light beamaffecting the liquid crystal director orientation. The Freedericksz transition thresholds and nonlinearity enhancement factors are measured for the samples doped with comb-shaped polymers with various degrees of polymerization. The determined thresholds are in agreement with the results obtained by the aberrational self-action method.     

一种测量微量有机材料磁化率各向异性的光学方法

提出了一种测量有机材料的磁化率各向异性的方法。原理是利用掺杂对丝状液晶磁场扭曲费雷德里克兹转变影响的现象,将待测有机材料作为掺杂物,采用光学相位延迟法测量掺杂丝状液晶磁场扭曲费雷德里克兹转变阈值和过程,从而获得待测有机材料的磁化率各向异性。通过实验测量,从原理和方法上验证了测量方法的可行性。测得有机材料磁化率各向异性的同时也为有机材料的表征提供了一种方法。测量方法适用于无固有磁矩的有机材料。     

Decrease in the threshold of electric Freedericksz transition in nematic liquid crystals doped with ferroelectric nanoparticles

A phenomenological theory of electric Freedericksz transition in planar-oriented nematic liquid crystals doped with spherical ferroelectric nanoparticles is considered. It is shown that even spherical nanoparticles can critically reduce the threshold of Freedericksz transition, due to their ability to strongly increase the electric field in the medium. At higher values of polarization and concentration of nanoparticles a Freedericksz transition without threshold can occur. In this case only an insignificant electric field needs for orienting the nanoparticles.     

Behaviour of nematic liquid crystals doped with ferroelectric nanoparticles in the presence of an electric field

A planar nematic liquid crystal cell (NLC) doped with spherical ferroelectric nanoparticles is considered. Polarisation of the nanoparticles are assumed to be along the NLC molecules parallel and antiparallel to the director with equal probability. The NLC molecules anchoring to the cell walls are considered to be strong, while soft anchoring at the nanoparticles surface is supposed. Behaviour of the NLC molecules and nanoparticles in the presence of a perpendicular electric field to the NLC cell is theoretically investigated. The electric field of the nanoparticles is taken into account in the calculations. Freedericksz transition (FT) threshold field in the presence of nanoparticles is found. Then, the director and particles reorientations for the electric fields larger than the threshold field are studied. Measuring the onset of the nanoparticles reorientation is proposed as a new method for the FT threshold measurement.     

A computational approach to the optical Freedericksz transition

The optical Freedericksz transition in a homeotropic nematic liquid crystal cell is modeled using a solver which combines direct solution of Maxwell’s equations with a relaxation algorithm for the liquid crystal director. We find that even in the equal elastic constant case the continuous optical Freedericksz transition can be driven first order. For films in which the optical retardation of the extraordinary wave is sufficiently large, a whole set of discontinuous jumps in transmission coefficient can occur. These jumps correspond to the existence of optical resonances in the liquid crystal film. Our results agree in the short wavelength limit with paraxial approximation calculations, and provide a strong test of the FDTD method for anisotropic materials such as liquid crystals.     

Equilibrium structures of planar nematic and cholesteric films in electric fields

Liquid crystal layers subjected to an electric or a magnetic field can have several types of instabilities. This paper reviews recent theoretical studies concerning equilibrium structures of planar layers.

Using the Oseen-Frank elasticity theory, the Freedericksz transition and the transition to static periodic domains of planar nematic and cholesteric films are reconsidered. A perturbation treatment of nonlinear torque balance equations for the director is suitable to derive amplitude equations for the film distortions under the action of a field and to predict the topological features of phase diagrams for equilibrium states. The competition between the Freedericksz effect and the formation of periodic distortions is studied varying material and geometrical parameters. Some results are useful to optimize cholesteric mixtures for application in display devices in such a manner, that the occurrence of periodic domains is avoided.     

The effect of magnetic fields and boundary conditions on the Couette flow of nematics

The paper discusses the theory of Couette flow of a nematic liquid crystal. The apparent viscosity, orientation and velocity profiles are computed forp-azoxyanisole as functions of shear rate and magnetic field for symmetric and asymmetric molecular alignments at the boundaries and for different relative radii of the cylinders. For symmetric homeotropic boundary condition an azimuthal field exhibits a threshold analogous to a Freedericksz transition. An expression is also derived for the Freedericksz threshold in the hydrostatic case.     

Optical bistability of the director field of the dendrimer-doped nematic liquid crystal

It was found that the second-generation carbosilane dendrimers with statistically distributed terminal aliphatic and azobenzene fragments induce negative orientational nonlinearity in nematic liquid crystals (NLC) (the NLC director turns perpendicular to the light field, decreasing the refractive index of an extraordinary wave). The light-induced Freedericksz transition in planar oriented NLCs is the first-order orientational phase transition characterized by a wide bistability region.     

Light-induced orientation of the molecules of nematic liquid crystals doped with comb-shaped polymers with different spatial distributions of chromophores

The orienting effect of light on nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) doped with comb-shaped polymers with different spatial distributions of side absorbing azobenzene fragments, i.e., a homopolymer (containing only azofragments), a block copolymer (containing additionally a block of non-absorbing fragments), and a statistical copolymer (containing randomly arranged absorbing and non-absorbing fragments) is experimentally studied. The light-induced Freedericksz transition threshold for the block copolymer is two times lower than that for the homopolymer. For NLC with statistical copolymer dopant, the first-order orientation transition with an extremely wide optical bistability region is observed.