2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Theoretical studies of biaxial liquid crystalline phases in mixtures of rodlike molecules
| Project/Area Number |
23540477
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Biophysics/Chemical physics
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 二軸液晶 / ネマチック相 / スメクチック相 / 液晶高分子 / 液晶ゲル / ソフトマターの物理 |
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| Research Abstract |
The study of biaxial nematic phases has been focused on the anisotropic particles such as board-shaped molecules and banana type molecules. In this project, we theoretically study biaxial nematic phases in mixtures of a liquid crystal and a rodlike polymer, such as nanotubes and rigid-rodlike particles. We predict novel biaxial nematic phases in liquid crystal/rod mixtures where the two components favour a mutually perpendicular orientation. We also theoretically study biaxiality in liquid crystalline elastomers and liquid crystalline polymers.
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