Using droplets of nematic liquid crystal to probe the microscopic and mesoscopic structure of organic surfaces

Langmuir

Volumn 15, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 7213-7223

  Gupta, Vinay K ^a   Abbott, Nicholas L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DEPOSITION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METALLIC FILMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOLAYERS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TEXTURES;

ALKANETHIOLS; MOLECULAR SELF ASSEMBLY; ORGANIC MONOLAYERS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0033204148     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la981780g     Document Type: Article

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