Langmuir-Blodgett film and nematic interface. Influence of the film density on the nematic orientation
Applied Physics A-materials Science & Processing(1995)
摘要
The orientation induced by a Langmuir-Blodgett film on a Nematic Liquid Crystal (NLC) is theoretically analyzed. We show that the effective surface energy is due to different contributions connected with steric and van der Waals interactions between the nematic and the solid substrate. The analysis shows that the Langmuir-Blodgett film orientation depends on the surface density of the molecules. The initial homeotropic orientation may become unstable giving rise to a tilted film. The average orientation of the nematic molecules is also analyzed. We show that, in the event in which the steric interaction Nematic–Langmuir-Blodgett film is very large with respect to the dispersion interaction Nematic–Substrate, the nematic orientation coincides with the one of the film. On the contrary, when the two interactions are comparable, the orientation of the two media may differ. In particular, we analyze how the stable orientation depends on the surface molecular density of the film.
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surface energy,langmuir blodgett film,van der waals interaction,nematic liquid crystal
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