Ice-like melting of flexible line crystals

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

Volumn 288, Issue , 1996, Pages 1-6

  Nelson, David R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MELTING; MOLECULES; SHRINKAGE;

FLEXIBLE LINE CRYSTALS; ICE LIKE MELTING;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0030409732     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259608034578     Document Type: Article

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