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Nematic phase of the bent-core liquid crystals. Phase biaxiality, polar order and ferroelectricity

2011/03/B/ST3/03369

Keywords:

nematic liquid crystals ferroelectricity electro-convection pattern bent-core mesogens oxadiazoles

Descriptors:

  • ST3_15: Statistical physics of condensed matter, phase transitions, noise and fluctuations, etc.

Panel:

ST3 - Condensed matter physics: structure, electronic properties, fluids, nanosciences, biological physics

Host institution :

Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Wydział Matematyki, Fizyki i Chemii

woj. śląskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

prof. Antoni Kocot 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 5

Call: OPUS 2 - announced on 2011-09-15

Amount awarded: 354 500 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2012-08-20

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2016-02-19

Project duration:: 42 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. Laser Nd:YAG (98 340 PLN)
  2. Polaryzator (2 szt.) (9 029 PLN)
  3. Ćwierćfalówka (1 560 PLN)
  4. Filtr (2 szt.) (2 076 PLN)
  5. Miernik mocy/energii lasera (9 102 PLN)
  6. Regulowany osłabiacz wiązki dla spolaryzowanej wiązki lasera 1064 nm (2 995 PLN)
  7. Czujnik mocy/energii lasera +kabel USB (8 856 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (6)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (2)
  • Book publications / chapters in book publications (2)
  1. Dielectric and electro-optic studies of a bimesogenic liquid crystal composed of bent-core and calamitic units
    Authors:
    R. Balachandran, V. P. Panov, J. K. Vij, G. Shanker, C. Tschierske, K. Merkel, and A. Kocot
    Academic press:
    PHYSICAL REVIEW E (rok: 2014, tom: 90, strony: 032506 (9 stron)), Wydawca: American Physical Society
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1103/PhysRevE.90.032506 - link to the publication
  2. Elastic properties of bimesogenic liquid crystals
    Authors:
    Balachandran R, Panov VP, Vij JK, Kocot A, Tamba MG, Kohlmeier A, Mehl GH
    Academic press:
    LIQUID CRYSTALS (rok: 2013, tom: 40, 5, strony: 681-688), Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1080/02678292.2013.765973 - link to the publication
  3. Layer contraction of de Vries Liquid Crystals and the compensation model
    Authors:
    K. Merkel, A.Kocot, J.K.Vij and R.Wrzalik
    Academic press:
    Phys. Rev. Lett. (rok: 2016, ), Wydawca: American Physical Society
    Status:
    Submitted
    DOI:
    brak - link to the publication
  4. Anomalous temperature dependence of layer spacing of de Vries Liquid Crystals: compensation model
    Authors:
    K. Merkel, A. Kocot, J. K.Vij P. J. Stevenson, A. Panov and D. Rodriguez
    Academic press:
    Applied Physics Letters (rok: 2016, tom: 108, strony: 243301), Wydawca: American Institute of Physics
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1063/1.4953598 - link to the publication
  5. Molecular dynamics of itraconazole at ambient and high pressure.
    Authors:
    Tarnacka M, Adrjanowicz K, Kaminska E, Kaminski K, Grzybowska K, Kolodziejczyk K, Wlodarczyk P, Hawelek L, Garbacz G, Kocot A, Paluch M
    Academic press:
    PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS (rok: 2013, tom: 15, 47, strony: 20742-52), Wydawca: RSC Publishing
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1039/C3CP52643G - link to the publication
  6. Critical behaviour of the smectic A*-C* phase transition and electroclinic effect of ferroelectric liquid crystals with terphenyl rigid core201386,10, (959-970)
    Authors:
    Hylewska E, Kocot A, Merkel K, Wrzalik R
    Academic press:
    PHASE TRANSITIONS (rok: 2013, tom: 86, strony: 959-970), Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1080/01411594.2012.727996 - link to the publication
  1. Biaxial and polar order in nematic phase of bend core molecules
    Authors:
    A. Kocot, K Merkel and J.K. Vij
    Conference:
    25th International Liquid Crystal Conference ILCC2014 (rok: 2014, ), Wydawca: University of Dublin
    Data:
    konferencja 29 June - 4 July 2014
    Status:
    Published
  2. Polar order and collective relaxation mode in biaxial nematic phase of bend core molecules Antonii Kocot and K Merkel
    Authors:
    Antoni Kocot and K Merkel
    Conference:
    8th International Conference on BROADBAND DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY AND ITS APPLICATIONS (rok: 2014, ), Wydawca: University of Silesia in Katowice
    Data:
    konferencja September 14–19, 2014
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    link to the publication
  1. 10. Characterisation 10.3 Orientational Order Parameters of Nematic Liquid Crystals Determined by Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy
    Authors:
    Jagdish K. Vij, Antoni Kocot
    Book:
    Biaxial Nematic Liquid Crystals, Theory, Simulation, and Experiment (rok: 2015, tom: 1, strony: 251-264), Wydawca: Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    link to the publication
  2. Badanie przejścia między fazami SmA - SmC w ferroelektrycznych ciekłych kryształach z trójfenylenowym mezogenem
    Authors:
    Ewa Hylewska
    Book:
    Badanie przejścia między fazami SmA - SmC w ferroelektrycznych ciekłych kryształach z trójfenylenowym mezogenem (rok: 2012, tom: 1, strony: 1-125), Wydawca: Uniwersytet Śląski
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    link to the publication

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