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Abstract
A simple mean field theory is introduced to describe a biaxial nematic phase in mixtures of a low-molecular-weight liquid crystalline molecule (LC) and a rigid-rodlike polymer (ROD), such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and liquid crystalline polymers. When the two components favor perpendicular orientations, we predict a biaxial nematic phase on the temperature-concentration plane, depending on the anisotropic interaction between ROD and LC.
Acknowledgment
This work was supported by Grant-in Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Grant No. 19540428) and that on Priority Area “Soft Matter Physics” from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (Grant No. 21015025).