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| Abstract |
We report specific-heat measurements for a series of liquid crystals imbedded in a porous cylindrical geometry. Above the nematic-to-isotropic transition and dependent on nematic width (or chain length), the specific heat shows a small peak. In analogy to known ellipsometry results, the peak is believed to be the signature of a nematic prewetting transition. |
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2002-09-15
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| Publication Title |
Europhysics Letters
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| Volume |
59
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| Issue |
6
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| First Page |
848
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| Last Page |
854
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| Recommended Citation |
Liu, Xuewu; Allender, David W; Finotello, Daniele (2002). Calorimetric Study of Nematic Prewetting. Europhysics Letters 59(6) 848-854. doi: 10.1209/epl/i2002-00120-y. Retrieved from https://oaks.kent.edu/phypubs/9
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Copright 2002 Institute of Physics. Available on publisher's website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2002-00120-y.