Electric field induced walls in the bend geometry of a nematic liquid crystal

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 325, Issue , 1998, Pages 209-240

  Garg, Shila ^a   Bramley, Erica ^a,c   Kini, U D ^b  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

^b RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment inversion walls; Bend geometry; Electric field; Freedericksz transition; Nematic; Zigzag disclinations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008399230     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808025396     Document Type: Article

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