Dynamics of Order Reconstruction in a Nanoconfined Nematic Liquid Crystal with a Topological Defect

Dynamics of Order Reconstruction in a Nanoconfined Nematic Liquid Crystal with a Topological Defect

At the wall in a hybrid nematic cell with strong anchoring, the nematic director is parallel to one wall and perpendicular to the other. Within the Landau-de Gennes theory, we have investigated the dynamics of s = ±1/2 wedge disclinations in such a cell, using the two-dimensional finite-difference i...

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Main Authors: Xuan Zhou, Zhidong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
biaxial transition
topological defect
eigenvalue exchange
response time
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/12/24135

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