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Warner M, Terentjev EM, Meyer RB, et al. Untwisting of a cholesteric elastomer by a mechanical field. Phys Rev Lett. 2000;85(11):2320-3doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2320.
Warner, M., Terentjev, E. M., Meyer, R. B., & Mao, Y. (2000). Untwisting of a cholesteric elastomer by a mechanical field. Physical review letters, 85(11), 2320-3. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2320
Warner, et al. "Untwisting of a cholesteric elastomer by a mechanical field." Physical review letters vol. 85,11 (2000): 2320-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2320
Warner M, Terentjev EM, Meyer RB, Mao Y. Untwisting of a cholesteric elastomer by a mechanical field. Phys Rev Lett. 2000 Sep 11;85(11):2320-3. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2320. PMID: 10978000.
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Phys Rev Lett. 2000 Sep 11;85(11):2320-3. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2320.

Untwisting of a cholesteric elastomer by a mechanical field.

Physical review letters

Warner, Terentjev, Meyer, Mao

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  1. Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.

PMID: 10978000 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2320

Abstract

A mechanical strain field applied to a monodomain cholesteric elastomer will unwind the helical director distribution. There are similarities with the classical problem of an electric field applied to a cholesteric liquid crystal but also differences. Frank elasticity is of minor importance unless the gel is very weak. The interplay is between the director being helically anchored to the rubber elastic matrix and the external mechanical field. Stretching perpendicular to the helix axis induces the uniform unwound state via the elimination of sharp, pinned twist walls above a critical strain. Unwinding through conical director states occurs when the elastomer is stretched along the helical axis.

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