dynamics and structure of smectic liquid crystal multilayers at the air/water interface
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Dynamics and Structure of Smectic Liquid Crystal Multilayers at the Air/Water Interface. P.Basnet * L.Zou * J.Wang * V.Beleva * A.Bernoff † J.Alexander ¤ J.A.Mann Jr. ‡ E.K.Mann*. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Dynamics and Structure of Smectic Liquid Crystal Multilayers at the Air/Water Interface
P.Basnet *
L.Zou *
J.Wang *V.Beleva *A.Bernoff † J.Alexander ¤
J.A.Mann Jr. ‡
E.K.Mann*
* Dept. of Physics, Kent State University,Kent ,OH 44242, † Dept.of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711, ¤ Dept. of Mathematics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106, ‡ Dept. of Chemical Eng., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106
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Water
Goal: Characterize boundaries between domainswith line tension
8CB Molecule
[Ref] M.N.G. de Mul, J.A. Mann Jr.- Langmuir(1994, 1998)
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Why interested?line tension- helps determine equilibrium size and shape distribution for domains,- helps determine dynamics and stability of such domains- At this time, cannot be either predicted or controlled, unlike surface tension- few systematic experimental studies exist.
Previous work J. Lauger, C.R. Robertson, C.W. Frank, G.G. Fuller- Langmuir,12(1996) - estimated line tension for the lowest two layers,- found a factor of 10 difference
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Surface pressure-area isotherm for 8CB
A [nm2/molecule]
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
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N/m
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T = 25 C, 10 mm/min
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[Ref] Xue, Jung, M.W. Kim- PRL (1992)M.N.G. de Mul & J. A. Mann Jr.- Langmuir (1994)M.N.G. de Mul & J. A. Mann Jr.- Langmuir (19980)
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Parallel band cell for simple shear flow
StagnationLine
Fig. b
Two dimensional, extensional flow generated by using
four-roll-mill
Fig. a
StagnationPoint
[Ref] G.G .Fuller- Current opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 1997
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Driving force: Line tension
Experimental Techniques for domain deformation
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Relaxation of deformed domain
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Reflectivity & Thickness of Domains
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Trilayer /
molayer
1 multi l
ayer / trila
yer
Several
multilayer
s / tril
ayer
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∆L
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a
b
a. Collapse of an 8CB monolayer to trilayer.
b. Collapse of a trilayer to a nine-layered stacked interdigitated bilayer structure.
Collapse of Layers to Higher Multilayers
[Ref] M.N.G. de Mul & J. A. Mann Jr.-Langmuir 1994,10
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Acknowledgement
Elizabeth K. MannLu ZouJi WangV. BelevaA. BernoffJ. A. Mann Jr.Supported by NSF, Grant No. 9984304
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