Shear deformation and division of cylindrical walls in free-standing nematic films under high electric fields

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 112, Issue 43, 2008, Pages 13509-13517

  Tadapatri, Pramod ^a   Krishnamurthy, K S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR NANO AND SOFT MATTER SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

AC FIELDS; BEND REGIONS; BLOCH WALLS; CELL CONFIGURATIONS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CYLINDRICAL WALLS; FIELD STRENGTHS; FIELD VARIABLES; FLEXOELECTRIC; FUNCTION OF TIMES; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; HIGH FIELDS; IN FIELDS; LIMITING SURFACES; LINEAR DEFECTS; MAGNETIC SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR ALIGNMENTS; NEMATIC FILMS; SHEAR DISTORTIONS; THRESHOLD FIELDS; VERY LOW FREQUENCIES;

SHEAR STRAIN;

EID: 55949098117     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp806018d     Document Type: Article

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