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  2. Calorimetric Study of Nematic Prewetting
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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.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1209/epl/i2002-00120-y
Publication Date
2002-09-15
Publication Title
Europhysics Letters
Volume
59
Issue
6
First Page
848
Last Page
854
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Community
Department of Physics
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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.
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Liu, X., Allender, D., & Finotello, D. (2002). Calorimetric Study of Nematic Prewetting. Europhysics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2002-00120-y
Liu, Xuewu, David Allender, and Daniele Finotello. 2002. “Calorimetric Study of Nematic Prewetting”. Europhysics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2002-00120-y.
Liu, X., D. Allender, and D. Finotello. Calorimetric Study of Nematic Prewetting. Europhysics Letters, 15 Sept. 2002, doi:10.1209/epl/i2002-00120-y.