Orientational transition in a nematic liquid crystal at a patterned surface

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

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Atherton, T J ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; FREE ENERGY;

ANCHORING ENERGY; SPONTANEOUS TRANSITION;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33748293098     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.74.022701     Document Type: Article

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