| Autor: |
Silvestre, Nuno M., Pereira, Maria Carolina Figueirinhas, Bernardino, Nelson R., da Gama, Margarida M. Telo |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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| Druh dokumentu: |
Working Paper |
| Popis: |
We investigate theoretically the wetting properties of cholesteric liquid crystals at a planar substrate. If the properties of substrate and of the interface are such that the cholesteric layers are not distorted the wetting properties are similar to those of a nematic liquid crystal. If, on the other hand, the anchoring conditions force the distortion of the liquid crystal layers the wetting properties are altered, the free cholesteric-isotropic interface is non-planar and there is a layer of topological defects close to the substrate. These deformations can either promote or hinder the wetting of the substrate by a cholesteric, depending on the properties of the cholesteric liquid crystal. |
| Databáze: |
arXiv |
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