Macroscopic properties of the nematic phase of boomerang-shaped C 7: Evidence of biaxiality

Journal of the Korean Physical Society

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 342-349

  You, J ^a   Jung, J Y ^a   Rhie, K ^a   Pergamenshchik, V M ^a,b   Shin, S T ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

^c SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1 2 disclinations; Biaxial nematic; Dielectric anisotropic

Indexed keywords

EID: 40049086359     PISSN: 03744884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3938/jkps.52.342     Document Type: Article

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