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  2. Biaxiality in a Cyclic Thermotropic Nematic Liquid-Crystal
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Abstract

Birefringence and textural data are presented for a ring-shaped trimeric liquid crystal. The material apparently undergoes a uniaxial-to-biaxial nematic phase transition as a function of temperature.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1209/0295-5075/25/3/008
Publication Date
1994-01-20
Publication Title
Europhysics Letters
Volume
25
Issue
3
First Page
199
Last Page
204
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Community
Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
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Copyright 1994 Institute of Physics. Available on publisher's website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/25/3/008.
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Li, J.-F., Percec, V., Rosenblatt, C., & Lavrentovich, O. (1994). Biaxiality in a Cyclic Thermotropic Nematic Liquid-Crystal. Europhysics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/25/3/008
Li, Jian-Feng, V. Percec, Charles Rosenblatt, and Oleg Lavrentovich. 1994. “Biaxiality in a Cyclic Thermotropic Nematic Liquid-Crystal”. Europhysics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/25/3/008.
Li, J.-F., V. Percec, C. Rosenblatt, and O. Lavrentovich. Biaxiality in a Cyclic Thermotropic Nematic Liquid-Crystal. Europhysics Letters, 20 Jan. 1994, doi:10.1209/0295-5075/25/3/008.