Effect of director distortions on morphologies of phase separation in liquid crystals

被引：101
作者：
Voloschenko, D [1 ]
Pishnyak, OP
Shiyanovskii, SV
Lavrentovich, OD
机构：
[1] Kent State Univ, Chem Phys Interdisciplinary Program, Kent, OH 44242 USA
[2] Kent State Univ, Inst Liquid Crystal, Kent, OH 44242 USA
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2002年 / 65卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevE.65.060701
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：
We study phase separation from a nematic liquid crystal with spatially nonuniform director gradients. Particles of a phase-separated component, which is either an isotropic fluid (silicone oil) or a nonmesogenic photopolymer, accumulate in the regions with the strongest director distortions, thus reducing the overall energy of the system.
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