Surface ordering of diskotic liquid crystals

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4874-4883

  Bellier Castella, L ^a,c   Caprion, D ^b,d   Ryckaert, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c CEA DIF   (France)

^d RMIB   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SUBSTRATES; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TREATMENT; ZINC SULFIDE;

DISKOTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; DISKOTIC MOLECULES; HOMEOTROPIC ANCHORING; SURFACE ORDERING;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 4544351270     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1778379     Document Type: Article

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