Observations of focal conic domains in smectic liquid crystals aligned on patterned self-assembled monolayers

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1137-1143

  Bramble, J P ^a   Evans, S D ^a   Henderson, J R ^a   Atherton, T J ^b   Smith, N J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b U Exeter   (United Kingdom)

^c SHARP LABORATORIES OF EUROPE LTD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35748984668     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678290701618351     Document Type: Article

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