Enhancement of the orientational order parameter of nematic liquid crystals in thin cells

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-408

  Dhara, Surajit ^a,b   Madhusudana, N V ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WETTING;

PREWETTING TRANSITIONS; SURFACE POTENTIAL; SURFACE TRANSITION; THIN CELLS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

GLASS; IMIDE; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE;

BIOPHYSICS; GLASS; IMIDES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 21044455619     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2003-10084-8     Document Type: Article

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