Orientationally ordered and patterned discotic films and carbon films from liquid crystal precursors

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 407-415

  Jian, Kengqing ^a   Xianyu, Haiqing ^a   Eakin, James ^a   Gao, Yuming ^a   Crawford, Gregory P ^a   Hurt, Robert H ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon films; B. Mesophase; C. Optical microscopy; D. Texture

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LITHOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEXTURES; THIN FILMS;

CARBON FILMS; CRYSTALLINE PRECURSORS; GAS SEPARATION; MESOPHASE;

CARBON;

EID: 9644278212     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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