The Physics of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals: Phase Transitions and Structural Properties

by Antïnio M. Figueiredo Neto, Silvio R. A. Salinas

Overview

This book gives a comprehensive description of the physical properties of lyotropic liquid crystals. Structural features, phase transitions and phase diagrams are discussed in detail. The available experimental data on lyotropic mixtures is presented in the unifying context of the Landau theories. This phenomenological approach is used for establishing connections between structural properties and phase diagrams. The book is suitable for use as a pedagogical introduction to the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198525509
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/07/2005
Series:	Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials , #62
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Antônio M. Figueiredo Neto is Professor of Physics at Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Silvio R. A. Salinas is Professor of Physics at Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.

Table of Contents

1. Lyotropic Systems: Main Experimental Facts and Techniques2. Basic Concepts of Phase Transitions3. Phase Diagrams of Lyotropic Mixtures4. Phase Transitions Between Periodically Organized Lyotropic Phases5. The Isotropic Micellar and Bicontinuous Phases6. The Nematic and Cholesteric Phases7. The Lyotropic One-, Two- and Three-dimensionally Ordered Phases8. Recent Developments and Related Areas