Confinement and surface effects on the molecular dynamics of a nematic mixture investigated by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 112, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 8227-8235

  Bras A R ^a   Dionisio M ^a   Schonhals A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SURFACE RELAXATION;

BROAD-BAND DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE EFFECTS;

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 50249159483     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp802133e     Document Type: Article

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