Optical characterization of electroconvection in nematics

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

Volumn 320, Issue , 1998, Pages 11-27

  Amm, Heidrun ^a   Grigutsch, Maren ^a   Stannarius, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroconvection; Liquid crystals; Optical characterization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012944312     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808024380     Document Type: Article

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