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Competition, resolution, and rotational motion in frustrated liquid crystals. / Goodby, John W.; Cowling, Stephen J.; Gortz, Verena.
In: Comptes Rendus Chimie, Vol. 12, No. 1-2, 01.2009, p. 70-84.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Competition, resolution, and rotational motion in frustrated liquid crystals
AU - Goodby, John W.
AU - Cowling, Stephen J.
AU - Gortz, Verena
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - In this article we highlight the packing of chiral molecules in the stabilisation of twist grain boundary phases of liquid crystals. We probe the nature and structure of the screw dislocations in these frustrated phases, and describe their mobility through examples of twist inversion, reentrancy and rotational motion. We then explore the possibility of forming edge dislocation phases through investigating the filamentary structures formed at the transition from the nematic phase in bent-core systems. To cite this article: J. W. Goodby et al., C R. Chimie 12 (2009). (C) 2008 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
AB - In this article we highlight the packing of chiral molecules in the stabilisation of twist grain boundary phases of liquid crystals. We probe the nature and structure of the screw dislocations in these frustrated phases, and describe their mobility through examples of twist inversion, reentrancy and rotational motion. We then explore the possibility of forming edge dislocation phases through investigating the filamentary structures formed at the transition from the nematic phase in bent-core systems. To cite this article: J. W. Goodby et al., C R. Chimie 12 (2009). (C) 2008 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
KW - Liquid crystals
KW - Self-organising systems
KW - Chirality
KW - Frustrated phases
KW - Superconductivity
KW - GRAIN-BOUNDARY PHASE
KW - ABRIKOSOV PHASE
KW - TGB PHASES
KW - POLARIZATION
KW - MESOPHASES
KW - ANALOG
KW - MODEL
KW - FIELD
KW - SUPERCONDUCTORS
KW - TRANSITIONS
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=59249100856&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.crci.2008.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.crci.2008.07.004
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 70
EP - 84
JO - Comptes Rendus Chimie
JF - Comptes Rendus Chimie
SN - 1631-0748
IS - 1-2
ER -