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Chiral symmetry-breaking dynamics in the phase transformation of nematic droplets
Fred Fu, Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir
Dynamic simulations of the isotropic-nematic phase transformation of liquid crystal droplets under homeotropic anchoring are found to predict chiral symmetry-breaking dynamics. The…
Formation and field-driven dynamics of nematic spheroids
Fred Fu, Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir
Emerging technologies based on liquid crystal (LC) materials increasingly leverage the presence of nanoscale defects, unlike the canonical application of LCs -- LC displays. The in…
Field-driven dynamics of nematic microcapillaries
Pouya Khayyatzadeh, Fred Fu, Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) composites have long been a focus of study for their unique electro-optical properties which have resulted in various applications such as s…
Thermodynamics, transition dynamics, and texturing in polymer-dispersed liquid crystals with mesogens exhibiting a direct isotropic/smectic-A transition
Ezequiel R. Soule, Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, Alejandro D. Rey
Experimental and modeling/simulation studies of phase equilibrium and growth morphologies of novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) mixtures of PS (polystyrene) and liquid c…
Non-isothermal model for the direct isotropic/smectic-A liquid crystalline transition
Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, Alejandro D. Rey
An extension to a high-order model for the direct isotropic/smectic-A liquid crystalline phase transition was derived to take into account thermal effects including anisotropic the…
Meta-stable nematic pre-ordering in smectic liquid crystalline phase transitions
Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir, Alejandro D. Rey
Modeling and simulation studies using a high-order Landau-de Gennes type model for the direct isotropic/smectic-A liquid crystal transition are presented showing the existence of m…