X-ray reflectivity study of smectic wetting and prewetting at the free surface of isotropic liquid crystals

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

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  Lucht, R ^a   Marczuk, P ^b   Bahr, Ch ^a   Findenegg, G H ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLIPSOMETRY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; WETTING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DENSITY OSCILLATIONS; SMECTIC WETTING;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0035305307     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.041704     Document Type: Article

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