A Phase Diagram of the Nematic, Smectic A and Smectic C phases in Liquid Crystals

Authors

S. SALİHOĞLU
H. YURTSEVEN

DOI

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Abstract

In this study we have obtained a phase diagram for the nematic, smectic A and smectic C phases in liquid crystals. For this phase diagram we have studied two different mean field models for a mixture of liquid crystalline system. In our first model we consider the NC and AC transitions as first order, and the NA transition as a second order. In our second model we consider the NC and NA transitions as first order, and the AC transition as a second order.

First Page

1087

Last Page

1096

Recommended Citation

SALİHOĞLU, S. and YURTSEVEN, H. (1998) "A Phase Diagram of the Nematic, Smectic A and Smectic C phases in Liquid Crystals," Turkish Journal of Physics: Vol. 22: No. 12, Article 2. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/physics/vol22/iss12/2