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Lecture II:Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Peter Palffy-Muhoray Liquid Crystal Institute Kent State University
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Outline• review
• elastomers
• liquid crystal elastomers & gels
• photoactuation, energy generation
• modeling & simulations
• summary
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What to remember:• order parameter
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1 ˆˆ(3 )2
=< − >Q ll I
1 ˆ ˆ(3 )2
S= −Q nn I
ilil
n 1 12
S− ≤ ≤
3
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What to remember:• free energy
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2 3 4 21 1 1( 1) ..2 3 4
1 ˆ( )2L o
c
Ta S bS cST
ε= − − + − ∆+ ⋅n EF
S
T
3NI
mol
kTBl
2 3 41 1 1 1( 1) ..2 3 4 2L o
c
TA B CT
= − − + + − ∆Q Q Q QEEF
5cUTk
ρ
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Liquid Crystal Elastomers• ANISOTROPIC RUBBERS
with combined features of
LIQUID CRYSTALS&
ELASTIC SOLIDS
proposed by de Gennes
produced by Finkelmann
P.G. de Gennes, 1932-2007
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P.G. de Gennes, C.R. Seances Acad.Sci.218, 725 (1975)H. Finkelmann, H.J. Kock, G. Rehage, Makromol. Chem., Rapid Commun. 2, 317 (1981)
H. Finkelmann
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Why liquid crystals & elastic solids?
• both are soft
• liquid crystals:– respond to variety of stimuli– liquid (cannot support stress)
• elastic solids:– solid (supports stress)– respond to stress only
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-complementary!
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Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Behavior
• monodomain nematic LCE
• 5cm x 5mm x 0.3mm
• lifts 30g wt. on heating, lowers it on cooling
• large strain! (400%)
(H. Finkelmann)
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Elastic solids:
• position of a material point before deformation:
• position of a material point after deformation:
• displacement vector:
• strain tensor:
r
+r R
12
RRex x
βααβ
β α
∂∂= + ∂ ∂
R
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Elastic solids:• for incompressible materials, the free energy density is
• where is Young’s modulus
• and is the cross-link density*.
212η= eF
η
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32 ckTη ρ
cρ
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Elastic solids:• for incompressible materials, the free energy density is
• where is Young’s modulus, and is the external stress.
212
extη= −σ eeF
η
Theory of Elasticity, L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz
extσ
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610 Paη
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Liquid crystal elastomer• polymer network incorporating mesogens
• polymer: anisotropic random walk
– step length tensor:
• liquid crystal: aligning effect of polymer chain
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2 3( ) ( )3 2
l ll l⊥
⊥
+= + −L I Q
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• free energy density*:
• sum of free energies of liquid crystal + elastic solid,plus new coupling term
• proportional to and to step length anisotropy
• effect of strain on LC order is same as external field• effect of LC order on strain is same as external stress
Liquid Crystal Elastomers
*P.G. de Gennes, C.R. Seances Acad.Sci.218, 725 (1975)
Qe
2 21 1.. 1 '22 2
extA ε γ η− ∆= + − + −QE eQe σEQ eF
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γ cρ
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What happens:
• changing applies stress, causing shape change– heating causes contraction along director
• Note:
• mechanical strain has same effect as strong -field*director reorients, changes .
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2 21 1.. 1 '22 2
extA ε γ η− ∆= + − + −QE eQe σEQ eF
Q
/ /m cAγ ρ ρ≈
En S
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Liquid Crystal Elastomers
• key feature: coupling between orientational order and mechanical strain
order parameter tensor
( , )f f Q eαβ αβ=strain tensor
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Free energy: another look
2 3 4 21 1 1 1 ' ...2 3 4 2
extoa b c Uγ η= − + − + − −Q Q Q Qe e σ e Q eF
• can also write
2 3 241 1 1 ( )2
'3
..12 4
a b c γηη
− + +−= + e QQ Q QF
SOFT ELASTICITY!
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Soft Elasticity
• if S is constant,
• changes in strain can be accommodated by director reorientation without energy cost
21 1 ˆ ˆ( (3 ))2 2
Sγηη
− −= e nn IF
stress
strain
L. Golubovic and T.C. Lubensky, Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 1082 (1989)
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vibrationdamping
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LCE Samples
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director
If orientational order increases,
expansion contraction
If orientational order decreases,
expansioncontraction
Structure
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Composition of nematic LCE samples
• methylsiloxane monomer (main chain)
• mesogenic biphenyl (side group)
• trifunctional crosslinker
O C
O
O OCH3
O C
O
O OCH3
Si O
CH3
H n
Si O
CH3
H n
O
O
O
9
9
9
O
O
O
9
9
9
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Sample preparation
• mix components in solvent
• centrifuge & evaporate solvent
• take out sample (partially polymerized)
• as solvent evaporates, polydomain nematic forms
• strain slightly to make sample monodomain
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Appearance of nematic LCE samples
50mm x 5mm x .3mm
birefringent sample between
crossed polarizers
samples from:• H. Finkelmann, Freiburg• now produced at the LCI
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• changing sample shape changes and – magnetic permeability, dielectric permittivity– optical properties: cholesteric pitch
Strain changes optical properties
Wavelength (nm)
540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610
Ligh
t Int
ensi
ty (a
.u.)
0
1
2
3
λex =532nm, 35ps
H. Finkelmann, S-T. Kim, A. Munoz, P. Palffy-Muhoray and B. Taheri, Adv. Mat. 13, 1069 (2001)
cholesteric elastomer
-mechanically tunable PBG material -mirrorless ‘rubber’ laser
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Q
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Effects of solvent vapors• siloxane based side chain nematic LCE
– nematic single crystals– solvent: chloroform
• effect: vapor reduces mesogen density: 5cUTk
ρ=
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Effects of solvent vapors
T. Toth-Katona, P. Luchette, P. Palffy-Muhoray (unpublished)
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• Sidechain nematic + RTV silicone ‘bi-rubber’– RTV film cast on LCE
– films have equal thickness
– strong tendency to bend when exposed to solvent vapor
– solvent: chloroform
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Effects of solvent vapors• hybrid aligned sample
K. Harris, C. Bastiaansen, D. Broer, J. MEM Syst., 16, 480 (2007)
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Light detection with LCEs• order parameter depends on • causes strain
– LCE is photomechanical transducer sensing light
– strain in LCE tunes Fabry-Perot cavity
– can be cascaded to increase sensitivity
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T∆T
N. Dawson, M. Kuzyk, J. Neal, P. Luchette, P. P-M., Opt. Commun. 284, 991-993 (2011)
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Liquid Crystal Gels
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LC Gels• here: gel = elastomer + solvent
• scenarios for LC gels:
– LC elastomer + isotropic solvent
– isotropic elastomer + LC solvent
– LC elastomer + LC solvent
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LC gels• Kornfield group (Caltech)
– triblock copolymer• long midblock with mesogenic sidechains
• short polystyrene endblocks
– dissolve in nematic LC (5CB)
– in isotropic phase, have isotropic solution
– in nematic phase, endblocks become insoluble, aggregate, forming physical crosslinks : physical gel
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LC Gels
P. Palffy-Muhoray, R.B. Meyer, “Liquid Crystal Gels: Bridging the experiment-theory gap”, Nature Mat., 3, 139-140 (2004).
M.D. Kempe, N.R. Scruggs, R. Verduzco, J. Lal and J.A. Kornfield, “Self-assembled liquid-crystalline gels designed from the bottom up”, Nature Mat. 3, 177-182 (2004)
isotropic nematic
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LC Gels: electro –optic effect
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LCE Photoactuators
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Mechanisms of Optomechanical Effects in LCE• optomechanical coupling:
light
orientational order
mechanical strain
shape change
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Effects of light on order parameter• optical field changes order parameter via:
– direct heating– absorption
– disruption of order – photoisomerization
– direct optical torque– angular momentum transfer from light
– indirect optical torque• Landauer’s blowtorch• orientational Brownian ratchet
– no angular momentum transfer from light; – light drives molecular motor
laserray
table
_hp = λlaser
ray
table
_hp = λ
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Experimental Results (Warner et al.)• azo-dye incorporated in network
H. Finkelmann, E. Nishikawa, G. G. Pereira and M. Warner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 015501 (2001)
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Experimental Results (Warner et al.)
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Experimental Results (Ikeda et al. )Yanlei Yu,Makoto Nakano, Tomiki
Ikeda, Nature 425, 125 (2003)
timescale: 10 s
LC + diacrylate network+ functionalizedazo-chromophore
Yanlei Yu,Makoto Nakano, Tomiki Ikeda, Nature 425, 125 (2003)
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Photoinduced Bending
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sample: nematic elastomer EC4OCH3+ 0.1% dissolvedDisperse Orange 1 azo dye 5mm
300 mµ
Response time: 70ms
M. Chamacho-Lopez, H. Finkelmann, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M. Shelley, Nature Mat. 3, 307, (2004)
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Dynamic Response
0 100 200 300 400 5000.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
time (ms)
forc
e (m
N)
50 100 150 200 250 300-3
-2
-1
0
1
time (ms)lo
g (fo
rce)
τ=75ms
0 100 200 300 400 5000.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
time (ms)
forc
e (m
N)
50 100 150 200 250 300-3
-2
-1
0
1
time (ms)lo
g (fo
rce)
τ=75ms
0.6P W=3d mm=
5 5mm mm×
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• if sample bends both sides are illuminated, producing oscillations
Photoinduced oscillations
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nematic azo-elastomer
S. Serak, N. Tabiryan, R. Vergara, T. White, R. Vaia, T. Bunning, Soft Matter 6, 779–783 (2010)
90o>
max. frequency = 270Hz
sample size: 5 mm 0.8 mm 0.05 mm
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• if sample bends both sides are illuminated, producing oscillations
Photoinduced oscillations
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S. Serak, N. Tabiryan, R. Vergara, T. White, R. Vaia, T. Bunning, Soft Matter 6, 779–783 (2010)
90o>
sunlight operation is possible!
sample size:
86 10 , 65 , T 147o og NIPa T C Cη = × = =
5 0.8 0.05mm mm mm× ×
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• can it fly?
Photoinduced oscillations
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-particle velocimetryto study lift of LCE wings
ongoing work:T. White, AFOSR/WPAFBA. Altman, U. Dayton
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• it can swim!
• azo-doped nematic• LCE pumps water
• sample size:
Photoinduced oscillations
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50 5 0.3mm mm mm× ×
J. Neal, P, Palffy-Muhoray (unpublished)
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Swimming away from the light
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• floating nematic LCE sample illuminated from above
Laser beam
container
waterElastomer
M. Chamacho-Lopez, H. Finkelmann, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M. Shelley, Nature Mat. 3, 307, (2004)
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Swimming away from the light
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• floating nematic LCE sample illuminated from above
Laser beam
container
waterElastomer
M. Chamacho-Lopez, H. Finkelmann, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M. Shelley, Nature Mat. 3, 307, (2004)
ethylene glycol
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Swimming away from the light
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• floating nematic LCE sample illuminated from above
Laser beam
container
waterElastomer
M. Chamacho-Lopez, H. Finkelmann, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M. Shelley, Nature Mat. 3, 307, (2004)
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the Puzzle:
• how does it work??
• LCE is motor:
– motion is due to transfer of energy only, not momentum!
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laserlaser
director
smalldisplacement
laserlaser
force on water
force on elastomer
laserlaserlaserlaserlaser
what happens:
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Locomotion in batoid fishesAtlantic stingray.
Swims by propagating waves down the pectoral fins from anterior to posterior.
L.J. Rosenberger, J. Exp. Biol. 204, 379-394 (2001).
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Swimming dynamics
• elastomer– swims like a fish– intrinsic instability propagates wave-like deformation in
elastomer
• system is a light-driven motor
M. Chamacho-Lopez, H. Finkelmann, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M. Shelley, Nature Mat. 3, 307, (2004)
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Light-driven artificial cilia
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C. van Oosten, C. Bastiaansen and D. Broer, Nat. Mater. 8 677-682 (2009)
non-reciprocal motioncan drive current:
UV & vis. responsiveLC network
can be printed via ink-jet technology(Fuji Dimatix)
cilium in action:
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Thermal actuation• continuous production via microfluidics
• uniform array of microactuators– can accurately control size & cross-link density
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C. Ohm, C. Serra and R. Zentel, Adv. Mater. 21, 4859–4862 (2009)
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Responsive Helices
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H.M. Godinho, J. Canejo, G. Feioa and E. Terentjev, Soft Matter, 6, 5965–5970 (2010)
liquid crystalline cellulosic fibersvia electrospinning(note perversion)
form adaptive non-woven mats
tendrils of passiflora edulis
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Energy Conversion
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Flexoelectricity• the divergence of the dielectric tensor is a vector
electric polarization
• if an isotropic rubber sample is deformed,
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~∇ ⋅ε P
0∇⋅ =ε P
⇒
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Flexoelectricity• the divergence of the dielectric tensor is a vector
electric polarization
• if an isotropic rubber sample is deformed,
• if an LCE is deformed
– have ‘giant’ ferroelectricity!
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~∇ ⋅ε P
0∇⋅ =ε P
( ) 0iε ε∇ ⋅ = ∇ ⋅ + ∆ ≠ε I Q P
⇒
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Giant flexoelectricity in ‘banana’ LCEs• banana elastomers
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3P e k= 3 30 /e nC m=
J. Harden, M. Chambers, R. Verduzco, P. Luchette, J. Gleeson, S. Sprunt, A. Jakli, Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 102907 (2010)
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Solar to electrical energy conversion via LCEs• dielectric tensor of LCs depends on orientational order
• since the order parameter depends on temperature, capacitor with LCE* can act as a charge pump.
• as increases, & decrease, increases.
• charge is pumped from to ; efficiency !
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T. Hiscock, M. Warner and P Palffy-Muhoray, J. Appl. Phys. (to appear).
iε ε= + ∆ε I Q
low temperature high temperature
cV cV
T ε C cV1V 2V
2 1V V>>
* high dielectric breakdown
5%
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Modeling the dynamics of nematic LCEs
• Order parameters:
– Displacement:
– Orientation:
( )Rα r
( )Qαβ r
r
R 'R
'r
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Strategy• specify free energy density
– nematic + elastomer
• specify dissipation – nematic + elastomer
( , )β α= aQ RF F
( , )ααβ
β
∂=
∂
RQx
R R
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Strategy• obtain dynamics from
3 0α α α
δ δδ δ
+ + = ∂
∫
KEd ddt R R R
rE F R
3 0αβ αβ
δ δδ δ
+ = ∫
dQ Q
rF R
momentumconservation:
non-conservedorder parameterdynamics:
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Free energy:
• mean field theory
• order parameters and vary in space
• use symmetry allowed squared gradient terms
( , ) ?β α =aQ RF
squared gradient terms may be a problem!
βaQ αR
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Elastic free energy
– for isotropic polymers, distribution of separation of connected crosslinks is
where is the chain length, and is the step length
– the free energy of the polymer chain between the crosslinks is
23( ) ~ exp( )2
ss
RPL
−RL
ln ( )skT P= − RF
L L
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Elastic free energy* – for anisotropic polymers, distribution of separation of
connected crosslinks is
– the matrix of effective step lengths is anisotropic, – for nematic LCEs
– while initially,
13( ) ~ exp( )2
− − T
s s sP R R L RL
L
o ol l= + ∆L I Q
* Liquid Crystal Elastomers, M. Warner and E. Terentjev (Cambridge, 2003)
l l= + ∆L I Q
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Non-local elastic free energy
– is Lagrangian coordinate,
2 3 31 ( , ') ( , ' ) '2
ρ= + +∫∫el o oP g d dr r r R r R r rF
r
( , ' ) ln ( , ' )+ + = − + +g kT Pr R r R r R r R
' ' 1 ' '3 ( ) ( )2 α α αβ β β β β
−= + − − + − −a akTg r R r R L r R r RL
( , )α αβ=el el R QF F
( )=R R r
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Non-local nematic free energy
2 3 4
3 36
1 1 1 1[ ( ) ( ) ( ) ..2 2 3 4
( )( ( ) ( ')) ] '( ' ' )
LC aQ bQ cQ
Q Q QU d dρ
= − + +
−+
+ − −
∫∫ r r r
r r r r rr R r R
F
Eulerian separation
( , )α αβ=LC LC R QF F
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Rayleigh dissipation function
• viscosities depend on .
(1)
(2)
(3)
2
( )
TS Q Q
RR Q Qx x
RRx x
αβγδ αβ γδ
γααβγδ γδ αβ
β δ
γααβγδ
β δ
ν
ν
ν
= = +
∂∂+ +
∂ ∂
∂∂∂ ∂
R
( , )α αβ=
LC R QR R
αβγδν αβQ
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Dynamics • for material points
• for nematic order parameter
2(2) (3)γδ γ
α αβγδ αβγδα β β δ
δρ ν νδ
∂ ∂= − + +
∂ ∂ ∂
Q RR
R x x xF
(1) (2) γαβγδ γδ γδαβ
αβ δ
δν νδ
∂= − −
∂
RQ
Q xF
R. Ennis, L. Malacarne, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M. Shelley, http:www.e-lc.org/docs/2004_12_11_00_45_55
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• for the surrounding fluid:
• boundary conditions:
on
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Dynamics
( 2 ) D pDt
ρ η= ∇⋅ − +v I D
0∇⋅ =v
fl el⋅ = ⋅σ n σ n
fl el = =V v v∂Ω
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Simulations• Mike Shelley & Wei Zhu (Courant Institute, NYU)
• numerical solution of coupled PDEs:– spectral Chebyshev method
2(2) (4)Q R
RR x x x
γδ γα αβγδ αβγδ
α β β δ
δρ ν νδ
∂ ∂= − + +
∂ ∂ ∂
F
(1) (2) γαβγδ γδ γδαβ
αβ δ
δν νδ
∂= − −
∂
RQ
Q xF
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Bending
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Bending
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Bending
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Bending
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Saddle
• observed light induced saddle deformation
• want to simulate the dynamics
• simulation imposes temperature
M. Camacho-Lopez, H. Finkelmann, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M. Shelley, Nature Mat. 3, 307, (2004)
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SADDLE
S
x
y
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• is it possible to induce spontaneous twist in a uniform achiral nematic sample with plane polarized light?
TWIST
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• is it possible to induce spontaneous twist in a uniform achiral nematic sample with plane polarized light?
• illuminate (heat) along line in middle?
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P. Cesana, A. DeSimone: Strain-order coupling in nematic elastomers: equilibrium configurations. Math. Models Methods Appl. Sci., 19, 601-630 (2009).
A. Fukunaga, K. Urayama, T. Takigawa, A. DeSimone, L. Teresi: Dynamics ofelectro-opto-mechanical eects in swollen nematic elastomers. Macromol. 41, 9389-9396 (2008).
T.C. Lubensky, Fangfu Ye: Elastic response and Ward identities in stressed nematicelastomers. Phys. Rev. E 82, 011704 (2010)
R. Selinger, B. Mbanga, J. Selinger, Modeling liquid crystal elastomers; actuators,pumps and robots. In Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies III, 69110A-5 SPIE (2008)
Wei Zhu, M. Shelley, P. Palffy-Muhoray, Modeling and simulation on liquid crystalelastomers, Phys. Rev. E 83, 051703 (2011)
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• LCEs combine features of LCs & elastomers
• key feature: coupling of orientational order & strain
• salient feature: responsivity– temperature, light, chemicals
• modeling underway
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