Aspect ratio and polydispersity dependence of isotropic-nematic transition in discotic suspensions

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Mejia, Andres F ^a   Chang, Ya Wen ^a   Ng, Ratna ^a   Shuai, Min ^b   Mannan, M Sam ^a   Cheng, Zhengdong ^a,b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCOTICS; ISOTROPIC-NEMATIC TRANSITIONS; LOW ASPECT RATIO; NEMATIC PHASIS; PREFACTORS; SIZE FRACTIONATION; SIZE POLYDISPERSITY; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONOLAYERS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84862881681     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.061708     Document Type: Article

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