Role of molecular dipoles in liquid crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 409, Issue , 2004, Pages 371-387

  Madhusudana, N V ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antiparallel short range order; Biaxial smectic A phase; None phase; Polar molecules; Polar short range order; Smectic C liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAYS;

ANTIPARALLEL SHORT-RANGE ORDER; BIAXIAL SMECTIC A PHASE; CONE PHASE; POLAR MOLECULES; SHORT-RANGE ORDER; SMECTIC C LIQUID CRYSTALS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 12844275018     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400490433721     Document Type: Conference Paper

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