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Layer-thinning transitions in freely suspended smectic-A films

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Matemáticases
dc.affiliation.grupoinvUC3M. Grupo de Investigación: Interdisciplinar de Sistemas Complejos (GISC)es
dc.contributor.authorSomoza, Andrés M.
dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Ratón, Yuri
dc.contributor.authorMederos, Luis
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Donald E.
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-02T10:26:40Z
dc.date.available2010-03-02T10:26:40Z
dc.date.issued1996-11-18
dc.description5 pages, 2 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 61.30.Cz, 61.30.Hn, 64.70.M-.
dc.description.abstractWe outline the elements of a mean-field density functional theory of inhomogeneous liquid crystals which is able to account for surface-enhanced smectic ordering (SESO) at a free surface. The theory generates SESO without requiring an external anchoring potential, and depending only on the properties (i.e., strengths and ranges) of the anisotropic intermolecular forces. Application of the theory to explaining recent experimental findings of layer-thinning transitions in freely suspended smectic-A films is briefly summarized.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work has been supported by the DGICyT of Spain (Grant No PB94-0005-C02) and NSERC of Canada.
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 1996, vol. 8, n. 47, p. 9439-9443
dc.identifier.doi10.1088/0953-8984/8/47/042
dc.identifier.issn0953-8984 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn1361-648X (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/7097
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherIOP Publishing
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/8/47/042
dc.rights© IOP Publishing
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dc.subject.ecienciaMatemáticas
dc.subject.other[PACS] Molecular and microscopic models and theories of liquid crystal structure
dc.subject.other[PACS] Surface phenomena: alignment, anchoring, anchoring transitions, surface-induced layering, surface-induced ordering, wetting, prewetting transitions, and wetting transitions
dc.subject.other[PACS] Transitions in liquid crystals
dc.titleLayer-thinning transitions in freely suspended smectic-A films
dc.typeresearch article*
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