Rheo-dielectric behavior of low molecular weight liquid crystal 2. Behavior of 8CB in nematic and smectic states

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-107

  Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Sato, Tomohiro ^a   Hirose, Motoyuki ^a   Osaki, Kunihiro ^a   Yao, Ming Long ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Rheometric Scientific   (Japan)

Author keywords

8CB; Nematic phase; Rheo dielectric behavior; Smectic phase

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032882172     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003970050160     Document Type: Article

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