Complete wetting transitions of nematic liquid crystals on a structured substrate

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dc.creatorPham, Chi-Tuong
dc.creatorPatrício, Pedro
dc.creatorRomero-Enrique, Jose Manuel
dc.date2007-06-19
dc.date2007-06-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:11:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:11:47Z
dc.descriptionIn this article, we generalize Wenzel law, which assigns an effective contact angle for a droplet on a rough substrate, when the wetting layer has an ordered phase, like a nematic. We estimate the conditions for which the wetting behavior of an ordered fluid can be qualitatively different from the one usually found in a simple fluid. To particularize our general considerations, we will use the Landau-de Gennes mean field approach to investigate theoretically and numerically the complete wetting transition between a nematic liquid crystal and a saw-shaped structured substrate.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0706.2850
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0706.2850
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/132231
dc.subjectOther Condensed Matter
dc.titleComplete wetting transitions of nematic liquid crystals on a structured substrate
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