Calorimetric study of the isotropic to nematic phase transition in an aligned liquid crystal nano-colloidal gel

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1061-1071

  Crucenau, F ^a   Liang, D ^b   Leheny, R L ^b   Iannacchione, G S ^a  

^a Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosil gel; Calorimetry; Nematic; Quenched disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949150344     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678290802372478     Document Type: Article

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