The Cone Phase of Liquid Crystals: Triangular Lattice of Double-Tilt Cylinders
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We predict the existence of a new defect-lattice phase near the nematic - smectic-C (NC) transition. This tilt- analogue of the blue phase is a lattice of double-tilt cylinders. We discuss the structure and stability of the cone phase. We suggest that many `nematics' exhibiting short range layering and tilt order may in fact be in the molten cone phase, which is a line liquid.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0206482,
title = {The Cone Phase of Liquid Crystals: Triangular Lattice of Double-Tilt Cylinders},
author = {Yashodhan Hatwalne and N. V. Madhusudana},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0206482},
year = {2009}
}
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4 Pages, 3 Figures