Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2000
Abstract
Freedericksz measurements were performed on mixtures of a nematic mesogen and a V-shaped molecule. The bend elastic constant was found to decrease significantly with increasing concentration of the V-shaped molecule. The results are discussed theoretically, taking into account the detailed structure of the molecules.
Keywords
anisotropy, aromatic compounds, composition effects, dimers, elasticity, electric potential, mathematical models, molecular structure, molecular seight, nematic liquid crystals, nitrogen compounds, permittivity, bend elastic constant, nematogens, molecular crystals
Publication Title
Physical Review E
Rights
©2000 The American Physical Society.
Recommended Citation
Bend Elasticity of Mixtures of V-Shaped Molecules in Ordinary Nematogens. Dodge M.R., Rosenblatt C., Petschek R.G., Neubert M.E., Walsh M.E., Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics 62:4 B, 5056-5063 (2000).