DRAMATIC EFFECT OF SINGLE-ATOM REPLACEMENT ON THE SURFACE-TENSION OF LIQUID-CRYSTAL COMPOUNDS

Authors
MACH P HUANG CC NGUYEN HT
Citation
P. Mach et al., DRAMATIC EFFECT OF SINGLE-ATOM REPLACEMENT ON THE SURFACE-TENSION OF LIQUID-CRYSTAL COMPOUNDS, Physical review letters, 80(4), 1998, pp. 732-735
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
80
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
732 - 735
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1998)80:4<732:DEOSRO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
High-resolution surface tension measurements have been conducted on fr ee-standing films of a specially selected series of liquid-crystal com pounds. We have discovered a dramatic change in the surface tension of liquid-crystal compounds by replacing a single fluorine atom in the m olecular tail with a hydrogen atom. The implication of this finding wi ll be discussed. [S0031-9007(97)05062-X].