title: Bend elasticity of mixtures of V-shaped molecules in ordinary nematogens
abstract: Freedericksz measurements were performed on mixtures of a nematic mesogen and a V-shaped molecule. The bend elastic constant was found to decrease significantly with increasing concentration of the V-shaped molecule. The results are discussed theoretically, taking into account the detailed structure of the molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7079, USA.
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Petschek
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Neubert
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Walsh