2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Glassy behaviors of nematic liquid crystals confined in porous media
| Project/Area Number |
21740310
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
|
| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
|---|
| Research Field |
Biophysics/Chemical physics
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
ARAKI Takeaki 京都大学, 理学研究科, 准教授 (20332596)
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
|
| Keywords | ネマチック液晶 / 多孔質 / ガラス的緩和 / アンカリング効果 / 配向欠陥 |
|---|
| Research Abstract |
We investigated slow glassy behaviors of nematic liquid crystals confined in porous media by means of Monte Carlo simulation. In particular, we focused on the topology of the porous matrix. We found two relaxation modes in the glassy behaviors. The slow mode is attributed to the reconfiguration of the topological defects. We also found that the slow mode can be suppressed in regular shaped porous media, in which only the fast viscoelastic mode is observed.
|
