Non-isothermal kinetics of melting and nematic to isotropic phase transitions of 5CB liquid crystal

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 627-632

  Sharma, Dipti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Heat capacity; Kinetics; Liquid crystals; Nematic to isotropic phase transition

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENZYME KINETICS; HEATING RATE; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MELTING; SPECIFIC HEAT;

CALORIMETRIC TECHNIQUES; DOUBLE ACTIVATION; LENGTH SCALE; LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULES; NEMATIC-TO-ISOTROPIC PHASE TRANSITIONS; NON-ISOTHERMAL KINETIC; OCTYLCYANOBIPHENYL (8CB); TEMPERATURE SCANS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 78049454815     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-010-0837-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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