Ringed spherulitic and undulated textures in the nematic phase of a mixture of trans-4-hexylcyclohexanecarboxilic and benzoic acids

Phase Transitions

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 620-631

  Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Phase transitions; Ringed spherulites; Spiral patterns

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC GROUP; CLEARING POINT; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; LIQUID CRYSTAL MIXTURES; NEMATIC PHASE; POLARIZING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RINGED SPHERULITES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPIRAL PATTERNS; SPIRAL STRUCTURES; TEXTURE TRANSITION;

ACIDS; CRYSTALS; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIXTURES; OLIGOMERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TEXTURES;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 70449130164     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590903283654     Document Type: Article

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