Observations of defects in a smectic-a phase coexisting with an isotropic phase

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 412, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Todorokihara, Masayoshi ^a   Naito, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Binary mixture; Defects in a smectic A phase; Polarizing microscope images; Strength of the defects

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ANISOTROPY; BINARY MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

DEFECTS IN A SMECTIC-A PHASE; ISOTROPIC PHASES; POLARIZING-MICROSCOPE IMAGES; STRENGTH OF THE DEFECTS;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS;

EID: 12844266871     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400490431282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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