Nature of the smectic-A -smectic-C transition of a partially perfluorinated compound

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

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1584-1591

  Stoebe, T ^a   Reed, L ^a   Veum, M ^a   Huang, C C ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

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EID: 0037973927     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.54.1584     Document Type: Article

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