Thermodynamic modelling of phase equilibrium in nanoparticles-nematic liquid crystals composites

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 553, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-126

  Soulé, Ezequiel R ^a,b   Reven, Linda ^b   Rey, Alejandro D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

AREA FRACTION; CALAMITICS; ISOTROPIC-NEMATIC TRANSITIONS; MEAN-FIELD; PARTICLE RADII; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC MODELLING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84855937980     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2011.609447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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