Liquid crystals: Interplay of topologies

Nature Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 187-189

  Terentjev, Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DROPS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PARTICLE SIZE; POINT DEFECTS;

CONFINED SYSTEMS; CONFINED VOLUME; CRITICAL DIAMETER; DISCLINATION RINGS; LIQUID-CRYSTAL DROPLETS; SURFACE-ANCHORING; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES; TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84875432942     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3583     Document Type: Article

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