Azimuthal anchoring transition of nematic liquid crystals on self-assembled monolayers formed from odd and even alkanethiols

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

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Gupta, Vinay K ^a   Abbott, Nicholas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001180491     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.54.R4540     Document Type: Article

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