Growth patterns of smectic A liquid crys
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R. Pratibha; N.V. Madhusudana
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Article
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1996
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We report observations on the growth patterns of smectic A liquid crystals from the nematic phase in binary mixtures which exhibit an induced smectic phase. In cells prepared with 'homeotropic' boundary conditions there is a clear indication of a microphase separation which leads to nucleation of th