Using chiral tactoids as optical probes to study the aggregation behavior of chromonics.

Abstract:

:Tactoids are nuclei of an orientationally ordered nematic phase that emerge upon cooling the isotropic phase. In addition to providing a natural setting for exploring chromonics under confinement, we show that tactoids can also serve as optical probes to delineate the role of temperature and concentration in the aggregation behavior of chromonics. For high concentrations, we observe the commonly reported elongated bipolar tactoids. As the concentration is lowered, breaking of achiral symmetry in the director configuration is observed with a predominance of twisted bipolar tactoids. On further reduction of concentration, a remarkable transformation of the director configuration occurs, wherein it conforms to a unique splay-minimizing configuration. Based on a simple model, we arrive at an interesting result that lower concentrations have longer aggregates at the same reduced temperature. Hence, the splay deformation that scales linearly with the aggregate length becomes prohibitive for lower concentrations and is relieved via twist and bend deformations in this unique configuration. Raman scattering measurements of the order parameters independently verify the trend in aggregate lengths and provide a physical picture of the nematic-biphasic transition.

authors

Nayani K,Fu J,Chang R,Park JO,Srinivasarao M

doi

10.1073/pnas.1614620114

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-04-11 00:00:00

pages

3826-3831

issue

15

eissn

0027-8424

issn

1091-6490

pii

1614620114

journal_volume

114

pub_type

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