AFM study of defect-induced depressions of the smectic-A/air interface

Langmuir

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 363-368

  Designolle, V ^a,b   Herminghaus, S ^a   Pfohl, T ^a   Bahr, Ch ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; REFLECTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANTAGONISTIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFECT INDUCED DEPRESSIONS; HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT; SMECTIC-A/AIR INTERFACE;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 30344485702     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la0525224     Document Type: Article

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