NEARLY-2ND-ORDER NEMATIC-ISOTROPIC PHASE-TRANSITION IN A CYCLIC THERMOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL

Authors
LI JF PERCEC V ROSENBLATT C
Citation
Jf. Li et al., NEARLY-2ND-ORDER NEMATIC-ISOTROPIC PHASE-TRANSITION IN A CYCLIC THERMOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 48(1), 1993, pp. 180000001-180000004
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
48
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
180000001 - 180000004
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1993)48:1<180000001:NNPIAC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Kerr measurements are reported for a cyclic trimeric liquid crystal ab ove the uniaxial nematic-isotropic phase transition temperature T(NI). The inverse of the order-parameter susceptibility is found to be line ar in temperature, such that the quantity T(NI)-T is less than 200 mK , where T is the super-cooling limit of the isotropic phase. Well bel ow T(NI) we observe textures consistent with a biaxial nematic phase.