Published July 2, 1979
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Journal article
Wall-induced pretransitional birefringence: A new tool to study boundary aligning forces in liquid crystals
Description
A wall-induced birefringence in a nematic liquid crystal above the nematic-isotopic phase transition point has been observed for the first time. It is expected that this phenomenon will provide a useful tool to study the nature of aligning forces at liquid-crystal--solid interfaces
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 43
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 51-54
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 11499308
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BUILDINGS; FILMS; INTERFACES; LASER RADIATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; ORDER PARAMETERS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; REFRACTION; SILICON OXIDES; SOLIDS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHALCOGENIDES; CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; SILICON COMPOUNDS