Three-dimensional imaging of dielectric patterns in electrohydrodynamic convection of a nematic liquid crystal

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

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Gheorghiu, N ^a,b   Smalyukh, I I ^a   Lavrentovich, O D ^a   Gleeson, J T ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL POLARIZING MICROSCOPY; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC CONVECTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIRECTOR STRUCTURE;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; HEAT CONVECTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OSCILLATIONS; POLARIZATION;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33749577577     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.74.041702     Document Type: Article

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