Mechanism of primary nucleation and origin of hysteresis in the rotator phase transition of an odd n-alkane

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1239-1252

  Nozaki, K ^a   Hikosaka, M ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SUPERCOOLING;

ROTATOR PHASE TRANSITION;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 0033893276     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004752907345     Document Type: Article

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