Magnetic properties of a multi-domain model for smectic-C liquid crystals |
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Authors: | R.M. Hornreich S. Shtrikman |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Electronics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel |
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Abstract: | The magnetic properties of a multi-domain smectic-C phase liquid crystal are calculated as a function of tilt angle and magnetic field orientation. Numerical results are presented for the overall diamagnetic susceptibility and magnetic torque density. It is predicted that a first-order reorientation phase transition can occur for the case of a free smectic-C whose tilt angle exceeds 35° at some temperature. These calculations can be used for critically evaluating the multi-domain model and for studies of the temperature dependence of the smectic-C tilt angle. |
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