Effect of quenched disorder on the RI-RV, R II-RI, and liquid-RII rotator phase transitions in alkanes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2331-2337

  Zammit, U ^a   Marinelli, M ^a   Mercuri, F ^a   Paoloni, S ^a   Scudieri, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; PARAFFINS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SILICA; SPECIFIC HEAT;

FIRST-ORDER; ISOTROPIC-NEMATIC TRANSITIONS; ORDER PARAMETER; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PHASE TEMPERATURE; PURE MATERIALS; QUENCHED DISORDER; SECOND ORDERS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SINGLE PEAK; TILT ANGLE;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 79952599182     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp111067z     Document Type: Article

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