Distortion and unwinding of the helical structure in polymer-stabilized short-pitch ferroelectric liquid crystal

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 327-333

  Petit, M ^a   Daoudi, A ^a   Ismaili, M ^b   Buisine, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

HELICAL STRUCTURE; LIQUID-CRYSTAL MOLECULES; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMER FIBERS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33746612478     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2006-10022-4     Document Type: Article

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