Small quartz silica spheres induced disorder in octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB) liquid crystals: A thermal study

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

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2001, Pages

  Marinelli, M ^a   Ghosh, A K ^a   Mercuri, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; MIXTURES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHENOLS; PYROELECTRICITY; SPECIFIC HEAT; STRAIN; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AEROSIL; ELASTIC STRAIN; OCTYLCYNABIPHENYL LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTOPYROELECTRIC TECHNIQUE; SPECIFIC HEAT MEASUREMENTS; SPHERE INDUCED DISORDER; SURFACE INDUCED ALIGNMENT;

QUARTZ;

EID: 0035364419     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.061713     Document Type: Article

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