Alignment and phase transition induced by surface action in lyotropic nematic liquid crystals

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

Volumn 62, Issue 3 B, 2000, Pages 3775-3779

  Bonvent, J J ^a,b   Bechtold, I H ^a   Vega, M L ^a   Oliveira, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DE MOGI DAS CRUZES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; GLASS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

HYDROPHILICITY; LYOTROPIC NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (LNLC);

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034272181     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.3775     Document Type: Article

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