Pretransitional behavior above the nematic-isotropic phase transition of an auxetic trimer liquid crystal

Authors
Kang, DS Mahajan, MP Zhang, SY Petschek, RG Rosenblatt, C He, CB Liu, PW Griffin, AC
Citation
Ds. Kang et al., Pretransitional behavior above the nematic-isotropic phase transition of an auxetic trimer liquid crystal, PHYS REV E, 60(4), 1999, pp. 4980-4982
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Part
B
Pages
4980 - 4982
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(199910)60:4<4980:PBATNP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Static Light scattering and electric field-induced Kerr measurements were p erformed above the nematic-isotropic phase transition of a terminal-lateral -lateral-terminal negative Poisson ratio trimer. Far both measurements the inverse susceptibility was observed to be nearly linear with temperature, a result inconsistent with our previously reported Kerr data [Phys. Rev. E 5 8, 2041 (1998)]. [S1063-651X(99)11010-9].