Disruption of surface-induced smectic order by periodic surface corrugations

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 4-

  Sinha, Ghanshyam P ^a   Rosenblatt, Charles ^a   Mirantsev, Leonid V ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROBLEMS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATIC PHASE; SURFACE CORRUGATIONS; SURFACE-INDUCED SMECTIC ORDER; TRANSITION MEASUREMENTS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; INDIUM ALLOYS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE;

EID: 41349104852     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.041718     Document Type: Article

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