A novel method for the measurement of the nematic liquid crystal twist elastic constant

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 409, Issue , 2004, Pages 293-299

  Stromer J F ^a   Brown, C V ^a   Raynes, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiral nematic; Liquid crystal; Nematic; Twist elastic constant; Wedge cell

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DATA REDUCTION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ERROR ANALYSIS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

CHIRAL NEMATIC; POWER DISSIPATION; TWIST ELASTIC CONSTANT; WEDGE CELLS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 12844281851     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400490431444     Document Type: Conference Paper

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