Unusual transformation of the mechanically induced monodomain state to the polydomain one in polar nematic liquid crystals of aromatic polyesters

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 5341-5344

  Taguchi, Yoshiaki ^a,b   Yen, Chu Chun ^a,c   Kang, Sungmin ^a   Tokita, Masatoshi ^a   Watanabe, Junji ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Polyplastics co   (Japan)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

AROMATIC POLYESTERS; DIPOLAR VECTORS; MIS-ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR AXIS; MONODOMAIN; POLAR ORIENTATION; POLYDOMAIN; PROLONGED ANNEALING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 66349100778     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp900817v     Document Type: Article

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