Point and ring defects in nematics under capillary confinement

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  De Luca, Gino ^a   Rey, Alejandro D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POINT DEFECTS; TEXTURES;

CAPILLARY CONFINEMENT; CYLINDRICAL CAVITY; HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBERS; POLAR WITH TWO LINE DEFECTS (PPLD);

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 34548685240     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2775451     Document Type: Article

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