Frustrated rotations in nematic monolayers

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-96

  Tsori, Y ^a   De Gennes, P G ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; EVAPORATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUCLEATION; SURFACE PHENOMENA; WETTING;

ANCHORING TRANSITIONS; PREWETTING TRANSITIONS; SURFACE-INDUCED LAYERS; SURFACE-INDUCED ORDERING; WETTING TRANSITIONS;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 21144435116     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2004-10010-8     Document Type: Article

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