Influence of an external electric field on structure in surface-stabilized smectic-[Formula Presented] chevron cells

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 2317-2323

  Vaupotič, Nataša ^a,b   Grubelnik, Vladimir ^a   Čopič, Martin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHEVRON CELLS; LANDAU-DE GENNES MODEL;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034239258     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.2317     Document Type: Article

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