scholarly journals Molecular field theory for biaxial nematics formed from liquid crystal dimers and inhibited by the twist-bend nematic

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (43) ◽  
pp. 29321-29332 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. B. T. To ◽  
T. J. Sluckin ◽  
G. R. Luckhurst
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Molecular Field ◽  
Molecular Field Theory ◽  
Biaxial Nematics ◽  
Nematic Phases ◽  
Biaxial Nematic

Theory shows the ability of flexible dimers to adopt bent and linear shapes facilitates the formation of biaxial nematic phases.

Molecular-field-theory approach to the Landau theory of liquid crystals: Uniaxial and biaxial nematics

2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey R. Luckhurst ◽  
Shohei Naemura ◽  
Timothy J. Sluckin ◽  
Kenneth S. Thomas ◽  
Stefano S. Turzi
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Landau Theory ◽  
Molecular Field ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Molecular Field Theory ◽  
Biaxial Nematics

scholarly journals Molecular field theory for biaxial nematic liquid crystals composed of molecules withC2hpoint group symmetry

2011 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey R. Luckhurst ◽  
Shohei Naemura ◽  
Timothy J. Sluckin ◽  
Tung B. T. To ◽  
Stefano Turzi
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Molecular Field ◽  
Group Symmetry ◽  
Molecular Field Theory ◽  
Biaxial Nematic

scholarly journals Biaxial nematics of hard cuboids in an external field

Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1922-1926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Cuetos ◽  
Effran Mirzad Rafael ◽  
Daniel Corbett ◽  
Alessandro Patti
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
External Field ◽  
Colloidal Suspensions ◽  
Phase Behaviour ◽  
Crystal Phase ◽  
Liquid Crystal Phase ◽  
Biaxial Nematics ◽  
Biaxial Nematic

By computer simulation, we model the phase behaviour of colloidal suspensions of board-like particles under the effect of an external field and assess the still disputed occurrence of the biaxial nematic (NB) liquid crystal phase.

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