Theoretical study of molecular ordering in p-n-hexyloxybenzylidene-p- toluidine: A nematic liquid crystal

Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-88

  Tiwari, S N ^a   Mishra, M ^a   Shukla, R ^a  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; CNDO; Liquid crystal; Mesogen; Molecular ordering; Multicentred multipole; Nematic; Perturbation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447647586     PISSN: 00195596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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