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  2. Approach to a Second-Order Nematic-Isotropic Phase Transition in a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal
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Abstract

We report on the results of a magnetic birefringence study of the nematic-isotropic transition in the lyotropic liquid crystal cesium perfluoro-octanoate in water. The transition is weakly first order at TK with mean-field divergences and a virtual second-order transition temperature that can be within 20 mK of TK.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1103/PhysRevA.29.1010
Publication Date
1984-02-01
Publication Title
Physical Review A
Volume
29
Issue
2
First Page
1010
Last Page
1012
Subject
Community
Department of Physics
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Rosenblatt, C., Kumar, S., & Litster, J. (1984). Approach to a Second-Order Nematic-Isotropic Phase Transition in a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal. Physical Review A. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.29.1010
Rosenblatt, Charles, Satyendra Kumar, and J. Litster. 1984. “Approach to a Second-Order Nematic-Isotropic Phase Transition in a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal”. Physical Review A. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.29.1010.
Rosenblatt, C., S. Kumar, and J. Litster. Approach to a Second-Order Nematic-Isotropic Phase Transition in a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal. Physical Review A, 1 Feb. 1984, doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.29.1010.