Helicoids in chiral liquid crystals under external fields

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVE.100.052703arXiv1906.02788WikidataQ92209948 ScholiaQ92209948MaRDI QIDQ6320113FDOQ6320113

Authors: Giovanni De Matteis, Luigi Martina, C. Naya, V. Turco 

Publication date: 6 June 2019

Abstract: Cholesteric Liquid Crystals (CLCs), subject to externally applied magnetic fields and confined between two parallel planar surfaces with strong homeotropic anchoring conditions, are found to undergo transitions to different types of helicoidal configurations with disclinations. Analytical and numerical studies are performed in order to characterise their properties. In particular, we produce a phase diagram for the transitions from the nematic state to the helicoidal phases in terms of the molecular chirality and the strength of the applied magnetic field.

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