Study of the influence of ester orientation on the thermal stability of the smectic C phase: Simulation investigation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 129, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Vadnais, Richard ^a   Beaudoin, Marc Andŕ ^a   Soldera, Armand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

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EID: 55449129554     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3001917     Document Type: Article

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