Patterns in hybrid nematic liquid-crystal films: Topography and topology

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 19, 2001, Pages

  Link, Darren R ^a   Nakata, Michi ^a   Takanishi, Yoichi ^a   Ishikawa, Ken ^a   Takezoe, Hideo ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 84994013548     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.195507     Document Type: Article

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