GROUND-STATE PHASE-DIAGRAM OF A ONE-DIMENSIONAL DISCOTIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL IN A LOCAL ANISOTROPY-FIELD

Authors
CAILLE A HEBERT M PLUMER ML
Citation
A. Caille et al., GROUND-STATE PHASE-DIAGRAM OF A ONE-DIMENSIONAL DISCOTIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL IN A LOCAL ANISOTROPY-FIELD, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 49(5), 1994, pp. 3104-3108
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
49
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
3104 - 3108
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1994)49:5<3104:GPOAOD>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The ground-state phases of a chiral model which describes orientationa l order of a single stack of planar objects with threefold symmetry su bject to a local anisotropy field are examined. The results are used t o interpret experimental data on columnar discotic liquid crystals whi ch exhibit triangular arrays of helically ordered molecular stacks.