Interaction and response of a smectic- A liquid crystal to a nanometer particle: Phase transition due to the combined effect of the functionalization compound and particle size

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Martinez Miranda L J ^a   Kurihara, Lynn K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-SYSTEMS; COMBINED EFFECTS; FUNCTIONALIZATION; INTEGRATED INTENSITIES; INVERSE CORRELATIONS; NANOMETER PARTICLES; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORIES; SMECTIC-A LIQUID CRYSTALS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOPARTICLES;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 65449187039     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3086665     Document Type: Article

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