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關(guān)鍵字:topological defects
論文來源:期刊
具體來源:Journal of Chemical Physics
發(fā)表時(shí)間:1998年
The dynamics of stringlike defects and the shrinkage and annihilation processes of individual defect loops in a nematic polymer liquid crystal have been experimentally investigated. In 40<t<500?s, the line density of defects ρ scales as ρ(t) ∼ t−1, as expected by theory and as found in the experimental studies of some low molecular weight (LMW) liquid crystals. For individual loops, they first change their complex shape into a circle, resulting in a rapid decrease in length, and then the circular loops continuously shrink. Before a complete annihilation, the relation between the radius R(t) of the circular loop and time t0−t, where t0 is the time to annihilation, is described by R2(t) = 2Γ(t0−t)(t ? t0). The kinetic constant Γ determined from this polymer liquid crystal is 0.34 ∼ 0.38?μm2/s, much smaller than those (200 ∼ 300?μm2/s) obtained in some LMW liquid crystals. The small Γ is ascribed to the high viscosity of this polymer liquid crystal, compared with LMW liquid crystals.