Structure and mechanical properties of liquid crystalline filaments.
Structure and mechanical properties of liquid crystalline filaments.
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液晶长丝的结构和机械性能。
DOI:
10.1103/physreve.71.031705
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发表时间:
2005
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通讯作者:
W. Weissflog
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作者:
A. Eremin;A. Nemeş;R. Stannarius;M. Schulz;H. Nádasi;W. Weissflog
The formation of stable freely suspended filaments is an interesting peculiarity of some liquid crystal phases. So far, little is known about their structure and stability. Similarly to free-standing smectic films, an internal molecular structure of the mesophase stabilizes these macroscopically well-ordered objects with length to diameter ratios of 10(3) and above. In this paper, we report observations of smectic liquid crystal fibers formed by bent-shaped molecules in different mesophases. Our study, employing several experimental techniques, focuses on mechanical and structural aspects of fiber formation such as internal structure, stability, and mechanical and optical properties.