Calorimetric and small angle x-ray scattering study of phase transitions in octylcyanobiphenyl-aerosil dispersions

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 5966-5981

  Iannacchione, G S ^a   Garland, C W ^a   Mang, J T ^b   Rieker, T P ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of NewMexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISPERSIONS; ENTHALPY; MIXTURES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SILICA; SPECIFIC HEAT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; VOLUME FRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING;

AEROSIL; NEMATIC ISOTROPIC TRANSITION; NEMATIC SMECTIC A TRANSITION; NONADIABATIC SCANNING CALORIMETRY; OCTYLCYANOBIPHENYL; SMALL ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032209234     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.5966     Document Type: Article

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