Characterization of biaxial nematic phases in the thermotropic liquid crystals

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

Volumn 323, Issue , 1998, Pages 211-229

  Galerne, Yves ^a  

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

Author keywords

Biaxial nematic phase; Conoscopy; Defect inspection; Liquid crystal; NMR; Orientation gradients; Thermotropic and lyotropic; X ray and neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; X RAY SCATTERING;

BIAXIAL NEMATIC PHASES; CONOSCOPY; LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032295241     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808048443     Document Type: Article

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