TRANSITIONS AND INSTABILITIES IN LIQUID-CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS

被引：168
作者：
BLADON, P
TERENTJEV, EM
WARNER, M
机构：
[1] Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge CB3 0HE, Madingley Road
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1993年 / 47卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevE.47.R3838
中图分类号：
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号：
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要：
Solid nematic liquids, formed by cross-linking polymer liquid crystals into elastomers, are shown to display novel and complex elasticity. The internal (nematic) direction suffers a barrier to its rotation and this couples to standard elasticity. By considering imposed strains we illuminate this elasticity and also demonstrate an entirely new nematic phase transition, At a critical strain there is a discontinuity of director rotation.
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页码：R3838 / R3840
页数：3
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