THERMOMECHANICAL EFFECT IN LIQUID-CRYSTAL

Authors
BARNIK MI KITAEVA VF RUMYANTSEV VG ZOLOTKO AS
Citation
Mi. Barnik et al., THERMOMECHANICAL EFFECT IN LIQUID-CRYSTAL, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 299, 1997, pp. 91-95
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
299
Year of publication
1997
Pages
91 - 95
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1997)299:<91:TEIL>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The interaction of narrow light beam with homeotropic liquid crystal 8 CB in the region of phase transition smectic-nematic has been investig ated. It was found out that the action of light beam leads to nonplane distortion of the director field (appearance of optically inhomogeneo us anisitropic structures in the illuminated region) The deformation c an be ''frozen'' in smectic phase in the course of liquid crystal cool ing. The formation of deformation is explained by thermomechanical eff ect.