Atomistic computer simulations of terraced wetting of model 8CB molecules at crystal surfaces

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 413, Issue , 2004, Pages

  McDonald, Andrew J ^a   Hanna, Simon ^a   Wills, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 n octyl 4 cyanbiphenyl; Computer simulation; Liquid crystal; Terraced wetting

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ELLIPSOMETRY; MONOLAYERS; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACES; WETTING;

4′-N-OCTYL-4-CYANBIPHENYL; LIQUID COHESION; TERRACED WETTING;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 12844260192     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400490437222     Document Type: Conference Paper

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