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cond-mat.soft2010★ 38 cited
Undulation instabilities in the meniscus of smectic membranes
J. C. Loudet, P. V. Dolganov, P. Patrício +2
Using optical microscopy, phase shifting interferometry and atomic force microscopy, we demonstrate the existence of undulated structures in the meniscus of ferroelectric smectic-C…
cond-mat.soft2010★ 18 cited
Scaling of the elastic contribution to the surface free energy of a nematic on a sawtoothed substrate
Jose Manuel Romero-Enrique, Chi-Tuong Pham, Pedro Patricio
We characterize the elastic contribution to the surface free energy of a nematic in presence of a sawtooth substrate. Our findings are based on numerical minimization of the Landau…