화학공학소재연구정보센터
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.351, 161-168, 2000
New scenarios in the electroconvection of a homeotropic nematic liquid crystal
Unusual electroconvection scenarios have been found in a homeotropic nematic liquid crystal subjected to a small magnetic field: two Lifshitz frequencies, oscillations between pattern free state and chaos, and CRAZY rolls. The variation of the azimuthal angle of the director has been measured around the normal roll - abnormal roll transition at various frequencies. Experimental results agree well with theoretical expectations. A model is proposed to describe the structure of CRAZY rolls.