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An extension to a high-order model for the direct isotropic/smectic-A liquidcrystalline phase transition was derived to take into account thermal effectsincluding anisotropic thermal diffusion and latent heat of phase-ordering.Multi-scale multi-transport simulations of the non-isothermal model werecompared to isothermal simulation, showing that the presented model extensioncorrects the standard Landau-de Gennes prediction from constant growth todiffusion-limited growth, under shallow quench/undercooling conditions.Non-isothermal simulations, where meta-stable nematic pre-ordering precedessmectic-A growth, were also conducted and novel non-monotonicphase-transformation kinetics observed.

Non-isothermal model for the direct isotropic/smectic-A liquid crystalline transition