Title:
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Self-organizing propagation patterns from dynamic self-assembly in monolayers
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Author:
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Claret Bonet, Josep; Ignés i Mullol, Jordi; Reigada Sanz, Ramon; Sagués i Mestre, Francesc
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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Propagation of localized orientational waves, as imaged by Brewster angle microscopy, is induced by low intensity linearly polarized light inside axisymmetric smectic-C confined domains in a photosensitive molecular thin film at the air/water interface (Langmuir monolayer). Results from numerical simulations of a model that couples photoreorientational effects and long-range elastic forces are presented. Differences are stressed between our scenario and the paradigmatic wave phenomena in excitable chemical media. |
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-Superfícies (Física) -Pel·lícules fines -Nanotecnologia -Ciència dels materials -Fluid dynamics -Surfaces (Physics) -Thin films -Nanotechnology -Materials science |
Rights:
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(c) American Physical Society, 2006
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Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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The American Physical Society
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