Disclination and molecular director studies on bowlic columnar nematic phase using mosaic-like morphology decoration method

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 986-999

  Dong, Yanming ^a   Chen, Danmei ^a   Zeng, Erman ^a   Hu, Xiaolan ^a   Zeng, Zhiqun ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bowlic columnar nematic phase BCN; CTV bowlic molecules; Disclination; Mosaic like morphologies; Thermotropic liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

BOWLIC COLUMNAR NEMATIC PHASE BCN; CTV BOWLIC MOLECULES; CYCLOTRIVERATRYLENE; DIRECTOR DISTRIBUTION; DISCLINATION; DISCLINATIONS; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; MOSAIC-LIKE MORPHOLOGIES; MULTI-STEP; NEMATIC PHASE; NEMATIC PHASIS; OPTICAL PATTERNS; SINGLE DOMAINS; STRUCTURAL UNIT; TRIMERIZATION;

COOLING; CRYSTALS; DOMAIN WALLS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; MOLECULES; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NEON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEXTURES;

THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 67650257400     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-009-0036-9     Document Type: Article

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