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Cholesteric-nematic transition in an asymmetric strong-weak anchoring cell (Articolo in rivista)

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G. Barbero (1); A.M. Scarfone (2) (2013)
Cholesteric-nematic transition in an asymmetric strong-weak anchoring cell
in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics (Print); APS, American physical society, College Park, MD (Stati Uniti d'America)
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(1) Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italia (2) ISC-CNR, Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, c/o Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italia (literal)

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Cholesteric-nematic transition in an asymmetric strong-weak anchoring cell (literal)

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We discuss the cholesteric-nematic transition induced by an external field in a cell in the shape of a slab of finite thickness whose anchoring energy is infinitely strong on one surface and negligible on the other. The case where the surface orientations of the cholesteric director are parallel in the ground state is considered. In a sample of thickness l, multiple of the natural periodicity of the system ?, the number of complete twists in the cholesteric liquid crystal is reduced by increasing the strength of the external distorting field. The sequence of the field values for expelling complete twists accumulate as the strength of the field approaches a critical value. Beyond this critical value the system assumes an unwinding configuration going toward a uniform structure, corresponding to nematic phase. Generalization of the results to the weak-weak anchoring cell case is also discussed. In our analysis the anisotropic part of the surface energy is assumed or very large or very small with respect to the total energy per unit surface due to the bulk distortion induced by the magnetic field. (literal)

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