The behaviour of the interfacial surface tension of liquid-crystal materials in the vicinity of the nematic-isotropic phase transition

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 494, Issue , 2008, Pages 114-126

  Carboni, C ^a   Al Ruzaiqi, S ^a   Al Siyabi, A ^a   Al Harthi, S ^a   George, A K ^a   Sluckin, T J ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5CB; Nematic air interface; Pendant drop; Sessile drop; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; DROPS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; LIQUIDS; PHASE INTERFACES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; SURFACES; WETTING;

5CB; INTERFACIAL SURFACE TENSIONS; ISOTROPIC TRANSITIONS; NEMATIC-AIR INTERFACE; NEMATICS; OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS; PENDANT DROP; SESSILE DROP; SPINODAL;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 57649213733     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400802430182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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