Dendritic crystallization of poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO)/poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)
thin films is reported. The film thickness is kept constant while the PMMA molar mass and …

The effect of spatially homogeneous time-periodic external forcing on dendritic solidification
has been studied by phase-field modeling and experiments on liquid crystal. It is shown that …

An anisotropic heat diffusion coefficient is introduced in order to study some interfacial
growth phenomena. This anisotropy has been incorporated in a phase field model which …

The dynamic response of dendritic solidification to spatially homogeneous time-periodic
forcing has been studied. Phase-field calculations performed in two dimensions (2D) and …

Electric-field-induced patterns of diverse morphology have been observed over a wide
frequency range in a recently synthesized bent-core nematic (BCN) liquid crystal. At low …

We discuss the use of phase-field methods in problems of interface dynamics where
topological singularities are relevant. We illustrate our discussion on the case study of …

The morphologies of a homeotropic smectic-B germ growing into an undercooled
homeotropic or planar nematic melt were studied. The two sets of growth shapes observed …

We have studied sidebranching induced by fluctuations in dendritic growth. The amplitude of
sidebranching induced by internal (equilibrium) concentration fluctuations in the case of …

We present an experimental study of the directional-solidification patterns of a nematic–
smectic-B front. The chosen system is C 4 H 9−(C 6 H 10) 2 CN (in short, CCH4) in 12 μ m …

Liquid crystals (LCs) are substances possessing one or more mesophases between their
liquid and solid phase. The sequence of these mesophases represents a step by step …