Weak forces for the growth of smectic-F liquid crystal

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

Volumn 319, Issue , 1998, Pages 19-29

  Potukuchi, D M ^a,b   Padmaja Rani, G ^a   Srinivasulu, M ^a   Pisipati, V G K M ^a  

^a ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CORRELATION METHODS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

THERMAL MICROSCOPY (TM);

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032282146     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808045644     Document Type: Article

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