Abstract |
We investigate the statistical mechanics of chirality and biaxiality in liquid crystals through a variety of theoretical approaches, including Monte Carlo simulations, lattice mean-field theory, and Landau theory. All of these calculations show that there is an important interaction between cholesteric twist and biaxial order: The twist acts as a field on the biaxial order, and conversely, the biaxial order increases the twist, that is, reduces the pitch. We model the behavior of chiral biaxial liquid crystals as a function of temperature and discuss how the predictions can be tested in experiments.
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Recommended Citation |
Dhakal, Subas; Selinger, Jonathan V. (2011). Chirality and Biaxiality in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals. Physical Review E 83(2) doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.83.020702. Retrieved from https://oaks.kent.edu/cpippubs/242
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Copyright 2011 American Physical Society. Available on publisher's site at http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.83.020702.