Coupling between the nematic/isotropic transition and a thickness transition: A theoretical approach

In this letter, we develop a theoretical model of the effect of a free surface on the nematic-to-isotropic phase transition in a confined geometry. Simply by coupling a bulk first-order phase transition with a thickness-dependent elastic distortion field in a Landau-like description, the model predi...

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Published in:Europhysics letters 2003-05, Vol.62 (4), p.526-532
Main Authors: Effenterre, D. van, Valignat, M. P, Roux, D
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