Induced reentrant smectic-A phase in binary mixtures of liquid crystals

Govindaiah, T. N. and Sreepad, H. R. and Kempegowda, B. K. and Nagappa (2013) Induced reentrant smectic-A phase in binary mixtures of liquid crystals. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 587 (1). pp. 54-59.

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Abstract

We report the results of our studies on the optical and thermal properties of the mixture of cholesteryl chloride (ChCl) and sodium dodecyl sulphate/water (SDS/water), which exhibits very interesting liquid crystalline mesophases, such as cholesteric (N) phase and induced reentrant smectic-A phase, sequentially when the specimen is cooled from its isotropic liquid phase. Different liquid crystalline phases observed in the mixture were studied using DSC, X-ray, and optical microscopic techniques. The pitch of the cholesteric phase and the temperature variation of optical anisotropy have also been discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Binary mixture; cholesteric; molecular orientation; optical texture; optical anisotropy
Subjects:	D Physical Science > Physics
Divisions:	Department of > Physics
Depositing User:	Arshiya Kousar Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2019 07:01
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2019 07:01
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/10189

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