Electrostatic origin of the Frank elastic energy and anisotropic line tension of the domains in monolayers at the air-water interface

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Yamamoto, T ^a,b   Manaka, T ^a   Iwamoto, M ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

61.30.Dk Continuum models and theories of liquid crystal structure; 68.18. g Langmuir Blodgett films on liquids

Indexed keywords

61.30.DK CONTINUUM MODELS AND THEORIES OF LIQUID CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; 68.18.-G LANGMUIR-BLODGETT FILMS ON LIQUIDS; AIR WATER INTERFACES; CONDENSED PHASE; ELECTROSTATIC ENERGIES; FATTY ACID MONOLAYERS; FRANK ELASTIC ENERGY; IN-PLANE; LINE TENSION; SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATIONS; SURFACE PRESSURES;

AIR; ANISOTROPY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROSTATICS; FATTY ACIDS; FREE ENERGY; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MONOLAYERS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 63649109476     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2008-10443-y     Document Type: Article

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