Meta-stable nematic pre-ordering in smectic liquid crystalline phase transitions
Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, Alejandro D. Rey
TL;DR
This study uses advanced modeling and simulations to demonstrate the existence of meta-stable nematic pre-ordering during the isotropic to smectic-A phase transition in liquid crystals, aligning with experimental findings.
Contribution
It introduces a high-order Landau-de Gennes model that captures meta-stable nematic pre-ordering in smectic transitions, providing new theoretical insights.
Findings
Meta-stable nematic pre-ordering exists under certain conditions.
Simulation results agree with experimental observations.
The model advances understanding of phase transition mechanisms.
Abstract
Modeling and simulation studies using a high-order Landau-de Gennes type model for the direct isotropic/smectic-A liquid crystal transition are presented showing the existence of meta-stable nematic pre-ordering under certain conditions, in agreement with experimental observations (Tokita, M. et al. Macromolecules 2006, 39, 2021-2023)
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