Fréedericksz transition in polymer-stabilized nematic liquid crystals

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1567-1573

  Ma, Rui Qing ^a   Yang, Deng Ke ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

APPLIED VOLTAGES; DISPERSED POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; NEMATIC PHASE; NETWORK DISTANCE; POLYMER NETWORKS; RANDOM LOCATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0000291411     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.1567     Document Type: Article

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