SURFACE-TENSION OF FREESTANDING LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS

Authors
STOEBE T MACH P HUANG CC
Citation
T. Stoebe et al., SURFACE-TENSION OF FREESTANDING LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 49(5), 1994, pp. 180003587-180003590
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
49
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Part
A
Pages
180003587 - 180003590
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1994)49:5<180003587:SOFLF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A unique system has been developed and used to determine the surface t ension of free-standing films of three different liquid-crystal compou nds in the smectic phases. The results obtained have been found to be in good agreement with the existing experimental data. For one of thes e compounds, the surface tension has also been found to be independent of film thickness from over 100 down to only 2 molecular layers.