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X-Ray Scattering Study of a Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Partially Confined Between Free Surface and Microgrooved Substrates

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  2. X-Ray Scattering Study of a Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Partially Confined Between Free Surface and Microgrooved Substrates
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X-ray scattering is used to probe the smectic order in octylcyanobiphenyl partially confined between a free surface and a microgrooved glass substrate. It is found that the smectic order develops 6 K above the bulk nematic to smectic-A transition with layer spacing compressed up to 3% under a lateral confinement within the grooves. This lateral confinement is released as the thickness of the film above the grooves increases.

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10.1080/10587259708041750
Publication Date
1997-01-01
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Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
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301
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1
First Page
73
Last Page
78
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Shi, Y., Martínez-Miranda, L., & Kumar, S. (1997). X-Ray Scattering Study of a Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Partially Confined Between Free Surface and Microgrooved Substrates. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259708041750
Shi, Y., L. Martínez-Miranda, and S. Kumar. 1997. X-Ray Scattering Study of a Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Partially Confined Between Free Surface and Microgrooved Substrates. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/7734.
Shi, Yushan, et al. X-Ray Scattering Study of a Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Partially Confined Between Free Surface and Microgrooved Substrates. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1 Jan. 1997, https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259708041750.