Surface-induced textures in lyotropic liquid crystalline mesophases

Nesrullajev A., Tepe M., Kazanci N., Çakmak H. M., Abukay D.

Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol.65, no.2, pp.125-129, 2000 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 65 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0254-0584(00)00225-x
  • Journal Name: Materials Chemistry and Physics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-129
  • Keywords: lyotropic, mesomorphic mesophases, nematic mesophases
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In the present work the investigation of the effect of YBa2Cu3O7-x complex compounds thin films on the mesomorphic, morphologic and orientational properties of lyotropic nematics have been carried out. The thin films of YBa2Cu3O7-x lead to an increase in number of morphologies of investigated nematics and promote the obtaining of tilted oriented and homeotropic textures of these nematics. The coating of YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films by inverted cylindrical DC magnetron sputtering system has been shown in this work to be a useful method for obtaining oriented textures of lyotropic nematics.