Orthogonal Smectic Layers Favour Nucleation through Diffusioncontrolled Transformations: A Systematic Crystallization Kinetics Study

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 226-232

  Kumar, P A ^a   Swathi, Pisupati ^a   Pisipati, V G K M ^a  

^a ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crystallization Time; Kinetophase; Nucleation Process

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036347737     PISSN: 09320784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/zna-2002-0504     Document Type: Article

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