Surface-induced and oriented, textures of smectic liquid crystals: effect of thin films

Nesrullajev A., Tepe M. , Kazanci N.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, vol.35, no.22, pp.2994-3001, 2002 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 22
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1088/0022-3727/35/22/314
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
  • Page Numbers: pp.2994-3001

Abstract

In this work, the effect of YBa2Cu3O7-x complex compound thin films on the morphological, thermotropical, optical and orientational properties of smectic liquid crystals have been studied. The peculiarities of surface-induced textures and dynamics of their temperature transformations have been investigated. Stable, homogeneous and reproducible oriented textures of smectic liquid crystals have been obtained.