Influence of surface treatment on the smectic ordering within porous glass

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

Volumn 62, Issue 1 A, 2000, Pages 718-725

  Kralj, S ^a,b   Zidansek A ^a   Lahajnar, G ^a   Zumer S ^a,c   Blinc, R ^a,c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); GLASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; SILANES; SURFACE PHENOMENA; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY SCATTERING;

CONTROLLED PORE GLASSES (CPG); LANDAU-DE GENNES METHOD; OCTYLCYANOBIPHENYL; SURFACE ANCHORING;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0342571700     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.718     Document Type: Article

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