Isotropic-to-nematic phase transition of liquid crystals confined in nanoemulsion droplets

Shinji Bono; Y. Takanishi; J. Yamamoto

doi:10.1209/0295-5075/109/26004

Isotropic-to-nematic phase transition of liquid crystals confined in nanoemulsion droplets

Shinji Bono, Y. Takanishi, J. Yamamoto

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We fabricated liquid crystalline nanoemulsions (LCNEs) by introducing low molecular weight liquid crystals (LMWLCs) into the core of nanoemulsions, and investigated the phase transition behavior of LMWLCs in the core part with the various weight ratios of LMWLCs to surfactants. The polarized dynamic light scattering measurement was performed to estimate the radii of LCNEs, and it is found that their radii can be controlled by the weight ratio of LMLCs to surfactant polymers. In the depolarized light scattering, it was revealed that the order of the isotropic-nematic phase transition behavior changes from the first order to biased second order with decreasing radius of LCNEs because of the three-dimensional confinement effect surrounded by an anchoring surface.

Original language	English
Article number	26004
Journal	EPL
Volume	109
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/109/26004
Publication status	Published - 2015 Jan 1
Externally published	Yes

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