title: Orientational relaxation phenomena in Langmuir-Blodgett films at the air-water interface.
abstract: The nature of the orientational relaxation process of the director n to its equilibrium orientation n(eq), in the mono-(multi)layer(s) Langmuir-Blodgett film, during the lateral compression in absence of flow, is investigated. The relaxation time, during compression of 4-n-pentyl-4(')-cyanobiphenyl mono-(multi)layer(s) film on the water surface, using the Ericksen-Leslie theory, has been calculated for the number of dynamic regimes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Akoestiek en Thermische Fysica, Departement Natuurkunde en Sterrenkunde, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. Alexandre.Zakharov@fys.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Zakharov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vakulenko
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwamoto