Tuning the birefringence of the nematic phase in suspensions of colloidal gibbsite platelets

Molecular Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 7-10, 2011, Pages 1363-1371

  Verhoeff, A A ^a   Brand, R P ^a   Lekkerkerker, H N W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Colloids; Interfaces; Liquid crystals; Magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ANISOMETRIC PARTICLES; BIREFRINGENCE PATTERNS; COLLOIDAL GIBBSITE PLATELETS; GIBBSITE PLATELETS; INTERFACES; INTRINSIC BIREFRINGENCE; NEMATIC PHASE;

CRYSTALS; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE INTERFACES; PLATELETS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 79957841737     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2011.559006     Document Type: Article

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