Interpretation of unusual textures in the B2 phase of a liquid crystal composed of bent-core molecules

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 1 1, 2003, Pages 117071-117074

  Ortega, J ^a   Folcia, C L ^a   Etxebarria, J ^a   Gimeno, N ^b   Ros, M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SOLUBILITY; TEXTURES; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BENT-CORE MOLECULES;

MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

EID: 3242732541     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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