Saddle–splay elasticity induced chiral structures in achiral liquid crystals within cylindrical geometry

Authors :: Zhidong Zhang
Sibo Chen
Xuan Zhou
Lu Hou
Source :: Liquid Crystals. 47:950-957
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2019.
Abstract: On the basis of Landau–de Gennes theory and the finite-difference iterative method, spontaneous chiral structures in cylinders with degenerate planar boundary conditions are investigated. A...

Subjects :: Cylindrical geometry
Materials science
Condensed matter physics
010405 organic chemistry
Iterative method
Degenerate energy levels
02 engineering and technology
General Chemistry
Elasticity (physics)
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics
01 natural sciences
0104 chemical sciences
Planar
Liquid crystal
General Materials Science
Boundary value problem
0210 nano-technology
Saddle

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