Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals Nematics 05.pdfVIP

CHAPTER 3 THERMODYNAMICS 3.1 Phase transitions and the effects of pressure 3.2 Calorimetric measurements in nematics 3.3 Equations of state for nematics 3.4 Measurements and interpretation of acoustic properties in nematics 3.1 Phase transitions and the effects of pressure G.R. Van Hecke December 1998 A INTRODUCTION The effects of pressure on the nematic-isotropic transition temperature as measured by a variety of experimental techniques are here reviewed and summarised. A wide variety of liquid crystal compounds are covered. B EXPERIMENTAL METHODS The experimental methods of measuring transit