Surface alignment and anchoring transitions in nematic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal

Details Surface alignment and anchoring transitions in nematic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal Surface alignment and anchoring transitions in nematic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal

2010-06-18

arxiv.org/abs/1006.3589v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett. (Accepted Wednesday Jun 02, 2010)

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The surface alignment of lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (LCLCs) can be not only planar (tangential) but also homeotropic, with self-assembled aggregates perpendicular to the substrate, as demonstrated by mapping optical retardation and by three-dimensional imaging of the director field. With time, the homeotropic nematic undergoes a transition into a tangential state. The anchoring transition is discontinuous and can be described by a double-well anchoring potential with two minima corresponding to tangential and homeotropic orientation.

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