Phase separation and disorder in doped nematic elastomers

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Kopf M H ^a,b   Pismen, L M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINED EFFECT; DEMIXING PROCESS; INHOMOGENEITIES; ISOTROPIC STATE; LONGWAVE INSTABILITY; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; NEMATIC ELASTOMERS; NEMATIC-ISOTROPIC;

PHYSICS; SURFACES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

ELASTOMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LIQUID CRYSTAL;

ELASTOMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84893032422     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2013-13121-1     Document Type: Article

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