The influence of nanoparticles on the phase and structural ordering for nematic liquid crystals

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Kralj, S ^a,b   Brada, Z ^a   Popa Nita, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BROWNIAN MOLECULAR SIMULATION; ISOTROPIC PHASES;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 44649173168     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/24/244112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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