Electric-field-induced disclination migration in a Grandjean-Cano wedge

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Stromer J F ^a   Marenduzzo, D ^b   Brown, C V ^c   Yeomans, J M ^a   Raynes, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHOLESTEROL; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; SEPARATION; SUBSTRATES;

DISCLINATION; LATTICE BOLTZMANN APPROACH; MIGRATION PROCESS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONTINUUM MODEL;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33645681886     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2181691     Document Type: Article

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