scholarly journals Synchrotron studies of the first-order melting transitions of hexatic monolayers and multilayers in freely suspended liquid-crystal films

1989 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 2703-2708 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Amador ◽  
P. S. Pershan ◽  
H. Stragier ◽  
B. D. Swanson ◽  
D. J. Tweet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
First Order ◽  
Liquid Crystal Films ◽  
Crystal Films ◽  
Melting Transitions ◽  
Synchrotron Studies ◽  
Freely Suspended

scholarly journals Annihilation of point defect pairs in freely suspended liquid-crystal films

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amine Missaoui ◽  
Kirsten Harth ◽  
Peter Salamon ◽  
Ralf Stannarius
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Point Defect ◽  
Liquid Crystal Films ◽  
Crystal Films ◽  
Freely Suspended

Smectic C to smectic A transition induced mechanically by the rupture of freely suspended liquid crystal films

Soft Matter ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 3199-3204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Trittel ◽  
Kirsten Harth ◽  
Ralf Stannarius
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystal Films ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Smectic C ◽  
Crystal Films ◽  
Freely Suspended

INFLUENCE OF DIMENSIONALITY AND SURFACE ORDERING ON PHASE TRANSITIONS: STUDIES OF FREELY-SUSPENDED LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS

1994 ◽  
Vol 08 (22) ◽  
pp. 3051-3082 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIAN BAHR
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Smectic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Liquid Crystal Films ◽  
Integral Number ◽  
Smectic Phases ◽  
Crystal Films ◽  
Freely Suspended ◽  
Freely Suspended Films

Freely-suspended films of smectic liquid crystals can be regarded as membranes consisting of a stack of an integral number of molecular (smectic) layers with the layer planes being parallel to the two free surfaces. Because of their variable thickness (between thousands and only two layers) and the large variety of phase transitions between different smectic phases, freely-suspended films are excellent systems to study the influence of the dimensional cross-over from three to two dimensions on phase transitions. Further, because the free surface of a liquid crystal has a strong ordering effect (contrary to solids which exhibit generally surface-induced disorder), freely-suspended films are well-suited for the study of the effect of enhanced surface order on phase transitions. A review of the corresponding experimental work is given.

Raman scattering from freely suspended liquid crystal films

1989 ◽  
Vol 91 (9) ◽  
pp. 5212-5217 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Van Winkle ◽  
S. B. Dierker ◽  
N. A. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Raman Scattering ◽  
Liquid Crystal Films ◽  
Crystal Films ◽  
Freely Suspended

scholarly journals Hydrodynamic interactions in freely suspended liquid crystal films

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Kuriabova ◽  
Thomas R. Powers ◽  
Zhiyuan Qi ◽  
Aaron Goldfain ◽  
Cheol Soo Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Hydrodynamic Interactions ◽  
Liquid Crystal Films ◽  
Crystal Films ◽  
Freely Suspended

Hexatic ordering in freely suspended liquid crystal films

1989 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Brock ◽  
D. Y. Noh ◽  
B. R. McClain ◽  
J. D. Litster ◽  
R. J. Birgeneau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystal Films ◽  
Crystal Films ◽  
Freely Suspended
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