Nanoscale analysis of defect shedding from liquid crystal interfaces

Nano Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1474-1479

  Wincure, Benjamin M ^a   Rey, Alejandro D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FREE ENERGY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

CONTINUUM THEORY; DEFECT CORE SHAPES; DEFECT CORE STRUCTURES; INTERFACIAL DEFECT SHEDDING;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MACROMOLECULE; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 34547261751     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl0701408     Document Type: Article

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