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Equilibrium state of a cylindrical particle with flat ends in nematic liquid crystals
, Article Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics ; Volume 91, Issue 1 , January , 2015 ; 15393755 (ISSN) ; Ejtehadi, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
American Physical Society
2015
Abstract
A continuum theory is employed to numerically study the equilibrium orientation and defect structures of a circular cylindrical particle with flat ends under a homeotropic anchoring condition in a uniform nematic medium. Different aspect ratios of this colloidal geometry from thin discotic to long rodlike shapes and several colloidal length scales ranging from mesoscale to nanoscale are investigated. We show that the equilibrium state of this colloidal geometry is sensitive to the two geometrical parameters: aspect ratio and length scale of the particle. For a large enough mesoscopic particle, there is a specific asymptotic equilibrium angle associated to each aspect ratio. Upon reducing the...
Surfactant-assisted synthesis and characterization of hydroxyapatite nanorods under hydrothermal conditions
, Article Materials Science- Poland ; Volume 27, Issue 4 , 2009 , Pages 961-971 ; 01371339 (ISSN) ; Solati Hashjin, M ; Sara Shafiei, S ; Goudarzi, A ; Salarian, R ; Nemati, A ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
Abstract
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanorods with uniform morphology and controllable size were successfully synthesized by precipitating Ca(NO3) 24H2O and (NH4)2HPO4 in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400) as cationic surfactant and non-ionic cosurfactant, respectively, under hydrothermal conditions. The effect of hydrothermal temperature on the composition, morphology and size of HAp particles was studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results revealed that the morphology and size of HAp particles can be effectively controlled by the presence of CTAB and PEG...