SURFACE-TENSION OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SMECTIC-A LIQUID-CRYSTAL FREESTANDING FILMS

Authors
MACH P GRANTZ S STOEBE T HUANG CC
Citation
P. Mach et al., SURFACE-TENSION OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SMECTIC-A LIQUID-CRYSTAL FREESTANDING FILMS, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 302, 1997, pp. 181-186
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
302
Year of publication
1997
Pages
181 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1997)302:<181:SOFVSL>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Employing a straightforward experimental technique, we have investigat ed the surface tension of various liquid crystal compounds in the smec tic-A and smectic-A(d) phases. The results clearly demonstrate the sig nificant role of molecular packing in determining the surface tension.