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| Abstract |
Analysis of the Frank free energy for nematics confined to cylindrical regions indicates that the director pattern is dependent on the surface elastic constant K24 if there is weak normal anchoring and escape along the cylinder axis. Using deuterium nuclear-magnetic-resonance techniques on samples of submicrometer-size cavities in Nuclepore membranes, we report the first measurement of K24. |
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| Publication Date |
1991-09-09
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| Publication Title |
Physical Review Letters
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| Volume |
67
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| Issue |
11
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| First Page |
1442
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| Last Page |
1445
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| Recommended Citation |
Allender, David W; Crawford, G. P; Doane, J. W (1991). Determination of the Liquid-Crystal Surface Elastic-Constant K24. Physical Review Letters 67(11) 1442-1445. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1442. Retrieved from https://oaks.kent.edu/phypubs/12
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Copyright 1991 American Physical Society. Available on publisher's site at http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1442.