Biaxiality-induced magnetic field effects in bent-core nematics: molecular-field and Landau theory.
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Jan 1, 2013
This paper theoretically investigates magnetic-field-induced phenomena in bent-core nematic liquid crystals, focusing on how molecular biaxiality modifies the response. Using molecular field and Landau theory, it reproduces reported experimental trends such as an enhanced Cotton-Mouton effect and an increase in the…