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Dechiralisation lines–induced unwinding in confined SmC* liquid crystals
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Mettout, Bruno Logbo, Harrod P. Vasseur, Hugues Gisse, Patrick |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Journal: Liquid Crystals Equilibrium and dynamic behaviours of dechiralisation lines occurring below SmC* cell boundaries in planar geometry constitute a polemic topic for several decades. We report new observations in the SmC* phase of the strongly polarised liquid crystal CFL08. They are compared with vortex motions in superfluids and type-II superconductors, and we propose a simple heuristic model attempting to explain the intriguing mismatch between bulk helix pitch and inter-lines distance. It results from opposite effects of the helix pitch and surface lines charge value on the equilibrium lines distance. The model assumes that the lines electric interactions dominate the cell equilibrium state. In particular the unwinding transition of the bulk helix is provoked by field-induced displacements of the lines lattices. It permits to relate the lines density and critical fields to intrinsic energy parameters, and to explain the pitch/distance mismatch, together with its almost constant value across the transition. We foresee the helix pitch and unwinding field variations versus sample width. |
| Related Links | http://arxiv.org/pdf/1602.00713 |
| Ending Page | 1058 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 1047 |
| ISSN | 02678292 |
| e-ISSN | 13665855 |
| DOI | 10.1080/02678292.2016.1157632 |
| Journal | Liquid Crystals |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 43 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2016-06-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Liquid Crystals Condensed Matter Physics Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (flc) Dechiralisation Line Ferrielectricity Polarisation Field Landau Theory |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science |
