Boundary effects in chiral polymer hexatics

Authors
Kamien, RD Levine, AJ
Citation
Rd. Kamien et Aj. Levine, Boundary effects in chiral polymer hexatics, PHYS REV L, 84(14), 2000, pp. 3109-3112
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
14
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3109 - 3112
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20000403)84:14<3109:BEICPH>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Boundary effects in liquid-crystalline phases can be large due to long-rang ed orientational correlations. We show that the chiral-hexatic phase can be locked into an apparent three-dimensional N + 6 phase via such effects. Si mple numerical estimates suggest that the recently discovered "polymer hexa tic" may actually be this locked phase.