Enhancement of nematic order of liquid crystals in thin cells with a surface-induced smectic phase

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 701-706

  Aswini, P ^a,b   Govind, A S ^b  

^a DR M G R EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Vijaya College   (India)

Author keywords

liquid crystals in thin cells; nematic order; surface induced smectic phase

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861488440     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2012.672662     Document Type: Article

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