Publication Date:
2012-07-19
Description:
Author(s): Shuang Zhou, Yu. A. Nastishin, M. M. Omelchenko, L. Tortora, V. G. Nazarenko, O. P. Boiko, T. Ostapenko, T. Hu, C. C. Almasan, S. N. Sprunt, J. T. Gleeson, and O. D. Lavrentovich Using a magnetic Frederiks transition technique, we measure the temperature and concentration dependences of splay K 1 , twist K 2 , and bend K 3 elastic constants for the lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal sunset yellow formed through noncovalent reversible aggregation of organic molecules in water. K 1 ... [Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 037801] Published Wed Jul 18, 2012
Keywords:
Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics
Print ISSN:
0031-9007
Electronic ISSN:
1079-7114
Topics:
Physics
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