Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-8-2003

Abstract

An investigation on light scattering above the nematic - smectic-A phase transition in binary mixtures of bent-core mesogens and calamitic was performed. With dopant concentration X, the regular part of the bend elastic constant decreased strongly. It was found that the divergent part of the bend elastic constant decreased rapidly with X, when close to the nematic - smectic-A phase transition temperature.

Keywords

doping (additives), light scattering, phase transitions, smectic liquid crystals, dopant concentration, mesogens, nematic liquid crystals, binary mixtures

Publication Title

Physical Review E

Rights

Copyright 2003 by the American Physical Society.

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