Phase biaxiality in nematic liquid crystalline side-chain polymers of various chemical constitutions

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 110, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 15680-15688

  Severing, Kirsten ^a   Stibal Fischer, Elke ^a   Hasenhindi, Alfred ^a   Finkelmann, Heino ^a   Saalwächter, Kay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS TRANSITION; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMER BLENDS;

MESOGENIC MOIETY; PHASE BIAXIALITY; SIDE-CHAIN POLYMERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33748576563     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0605348     Document Type: Article

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