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Orientational Transition in a Liquid Crystal Triggered by the Thermodynamic Growth of Interfacial Wetting Sheets
Published on: May 15, 2017
Línea de vórtice inducida por estrés helicoidal Avalanchas en el flujo plástico de un cristal líquido Smectic A
Resumen
Las mediciones de fuerza dinámica revelan respuestas dependientes del tiempo en materiales smectic A durante eventos topológicos de capa. Una firma similar a una avalancha precede a los cambios de capa, lo que sugiere un mecanismo de relajación que involucra dislocaciones de tornillos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Física Física es la física de las cosas.
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
- Física de la materia blanda Física de la materia blanda
Sus antecedentes:
- Los cristales líquidos Smectic A exhiben respuestas complejas a las tensiones externas.
- Los eventos topológicos, como la adición o eliminación de capas, son cruciales para comprender la dinámica de los materiales.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la respuesta de la fuerza superficial dependiente del tiempo de los cristales líquidos smectic A durante eventos topológicos.
- Para caracterizar la dinámica asociada con los cambios de una sola capa smectical.
Principales métodos:
- Se emplearon mediciones dinámicas de la fuerza superficial.
- El análisis se centró en la dependencia temporal de los cambios de separación durante la adición / eliminación de capas.
Principales resultados:
- El estrés de la capa normal indujo respuestas dependientes del tiempo.
- Los saltos de espesor del tamaño de una sola capa mostraron un cambio rápido de separación (~ 1 segundo) precedido por una lenta aceleración (cientos de segundos).
- Esta firma dinámica se asemeja a un proceso de avalancha.
Conclusiones:
- La dinámica similar a una avalancha observada sugiere un mecanismo de relajación.
- Este mecanismo es consistente con la inestabilidad de Glaberson-Clem-Bourdon de las líneas de vórtice (dislocaciones de tornillo) en el parámetro de orden smectic.
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