Layering transitions at the free surface of a smectic liquid crystal

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 102, Issue 35, 1998, Pages 6861-6864

  Lucht, R ^a   Bahr, Ch ^a   Heppke, G ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 0004592959     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp981832a     Document Type: Article

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