Barbero, G. ; Madhusudana, N. V. ; Palierne, J. F. ; Durand, G. (1984) Optical determination of large distortion surface anchoring torques in a nematic liquid crystal Physics Letters A, 103 (8). pp. 385-388. ISSN 0375-9601
Full text not available from this repository.
Official URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0...
Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(84)90137-3
Abstract
We have measured the angular dependence of the surface torque associated with a relatively weak anchoring of a nematic liquid crystal, for large deviations θ (near π/2) from the orientation of minimum energy. Analysing the torque in a Fourier series, we find that in addition to the usual first term, viz. sin 2θ, an important contribution from a sin 6θ term is needed to adequately represent the experimental variation.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science. |
| ID Code: | 76043 |
| Deposited On: | 29 Dec 2011 07:32 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Dec 2011 07:32 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page
