Evidence for a nematic-nematic transition in thin cells of a highly polar compound

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 296-301

  Warrier, Sobha R ^a   Vijayaraghavan, D ^a   Madhusudana, N V ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 0032210656     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1998-00473-7     Document Type: Article

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