By doping 3 nematic liquid c;rysti with &symmetric choral compounds it has been shown that t&e twist of the resulting cholesteric structure is proportional to the solute concentration. Using as doping agent a photolabiie ctial compound a cholcsteric-nematic transition has been obtained under UV irra
A statistical model for transitions in nematic liquid crystals
β Scribed by P. Papon; J.P. Le Pesant
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 368 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2614
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