Structural and optical investigations of TGBA and TGBC mesophases exhibiting cylindrical and cone-like domain textures

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 503-512

  Ribeiro, A C ^a   Oswald, L ^b   Nicoud, J F ^b   Guillon, D ^b   Galerne, Y ^b  

^a Centro de Fisica da Materia Condensada   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

61.30. v Liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031634436     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050212     Document Type: Article

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