Orientational defects near colloidal particles in a nematic liquid crystal

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-78

  Feng, James J ^a   Zhou, Chixing ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal; Nematic suspension; Self assembly; Surface anchoring

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; FREE ENERGY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POINT DEFECTS; COLLOIDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MEAN FIELD THEORY; PLANETS; SATELLITES; SELF ASSEMBLY;

MOLECULAR CONFIGURATION; SURFACE ANCHORING; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; HOMEOTROPIC ANCHORING; INITIAL CONDITIONS; MICROMETER SIZED PARTICLES; MOLECULAR CONFIGURATIONS; ORIENTATIONAL DEFECTS; SURFACE-ANCHORING;

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; CONFORMATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HOST; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORY;

EID: 0344063595     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2003.08.048     Document Type: Article

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