High-resolution calorimetric study of the phase transitions of tridecylcyanobiphenyl and tetradecylcyanobiphenyl liquid crystals

Phase Transitions

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-289

  Cordoyiannis, G ^a   Pinto, L F V ^b   Godinho, M H ^b   Glorieux, C ^a   Thoen, J ^a  

^a KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIA DOS MATERIAIS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

13CB; 14CB; Adiabatic scanning calorimetry; Enthalpy; Specific heat capacity

Indexed keywords

13CB; 14CB; A-THERMAL; ADIABATIC SCANNING CALORIMETRY; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; CYANOBIPHENYL; FIRST ORDER; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS; MESOPHASE; SMECTIC-A; SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ENTHALPY; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SCANNING; SPECIFIC HEAT;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 67651250579     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590902858720     Document Type: Article

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