scholarly journals Statics and dynamics near the nematic-columnar phase transition in liquid crystals

1982 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 437-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Swift ◽  
B.S. Andereck
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Columnar Phase ◽  
Statics And Dynamics

On the rectangular-hexagonal columnar phase transition in disc-like liquid crystals

1983 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 597-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Destrade ◽  
Nguyen Huu Tinh ◽  
J. Malthête ◽  
A.M. Levelut
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Columnar Phase ◽  
Hexagonal Columnar

scholarly journals Emergence and stabilization of transient twisted defect structures in confined achiral liquid crystals at a phase transition.

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose X Velez ◽  
Zhaofei Zheng ◽  
Daniel A. Beller ◽  
Francesca Serra
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Capillary Tube ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Defect Structures

Spontaneous emergence of chirality is a pervasive theme in soft matter. We report a transient twist forming in achiral nematic liquid crystals confined to a capillary tube with square cross...

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