Three homeotropically aligned nematic liquid crystals: Comparison of ultrafast to slow time-scale dynamics

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Li, Jie ^a   Wang, Irene ^a   Fayer, M D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE POWER LAW; ISOTROPIC PHASE; LANDAU-DE GENNES THEORY; NEMATOGENS;

BENZENE; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; POLARIZATION;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 31544469259     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2149867     Document Type: Article

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