Hydrogen-bonding and phase biaxiality in nematic rod-plate mixtures

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

Volumn 323, Issue , 1998, Pages 199-209

  Vanakaras, A G ^a   McGrother, S C ^a   Jackson, G ^b,c   Photinos, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biaxial nematics; Hydrogen bonding; Liquid crystals; Onsager theory

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

BIAXIAL NEMATIC PHASES; ISOTROPIC PHASES;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032298020     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808048442     Document Type: Article

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