Simultaneous characterization of optical and thermal parameters of liquid-crystal nanocolloids with high-temperature resolution

作者:Paoloni S*; Mercuri F; Marinelli M; Zammit U; Neamtu C; Dadarlat D
来源:Physical Review E, 2008, 78(4): 042701.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.78.042701

摘要

We report on the high-temperature resolution measurements of the optical and thermal parameters of a liquid-crystal-silica nanoparticle colloid, as well as its video inspection, simultaneously performed in an upgraded photopyroelectric calorimeter. Over the nematic-isotropic coexistence region, the determined nematic correlation length, obtained from turbidity measurements, showed the characteristic two-step nematic nucleation process previously reported only for the specific heat.

  • 出版日期2008-10