Liquid Crystals under Confinement in Submicrometer Capsules

Liquid crystal (LC) ordering and phase transition behavior under confined conditions have attracted extensive attention and enabled many applications. However, the ordering and phase transition behavior of LCs in submicrometer capsules have seldom been studied, primarily due to the lack of proper ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 34(2018), 37 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 10955-10963
1. Verfasser: Peng, Haiyan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jiang, Wenhong, Liu, Qingkun, Chen, Guannan, Ni, Mingli, Liang, Fuxin, Liao, Yonggui, Xie, Xiaolin, Smalyukh, Ivan I
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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