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Polymer-disordered liquid crystals: susceptibility to an electric field.

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics · 2013 · Unclear · Insufficient evidence

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Simulations of nematic liquid crystals embedded in disordered polymer networks show that applying an electric field induces large, fairly temperature-independent orientational order. An Imry-Ma-like analytic approach predicts domain size and estimates field-i…

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PublicationPhysical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics · 2013
Study typeother
Reported directionUnclear
Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

When nematic liquid crystals are embedded in random polymer networks, the disordered environment disrupts the long-range order, producing a glassy state. If an electric field is applied, it induces large and fairly temperature-independent orientational order. To understand the experiments, we simulate a liquid crystal in a disordered polymer network, visualize the domain structure, and calculate the response to a field. Furthermore, using an Imry-Ma-like approach we predict the domain size and estimate the field-induced order. The simulations and analytic results agree with each other, and suggest how the materials can be optimized for electro-optic applications.

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Study typeother
Effect directionunclear
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Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

Simulations of nematic liquid crystals embedded in disordered polymer networks show that applying an electric field induces large, fairly temperature-independent orientational order. An Imry-Ma-like analytic approach predicts domain size and estimates field-induced order; simulations and analytic results agree and suggest routes to optimize materials for electro-optic applications.

Outcomes measured

  • orientational order
  • domain structure
  • response to electric field
  • domain size
  • field-induced order

Limitations

  • No electric-field parameters (e.g., strength, frequency) are provided in the abstract.
  • No quantitative results are reported in the abstract.
  • This is a materials/physics simulation and analytic study; no biological or health outcomes are addressed.
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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.88.062510
PubMed: 24483471

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