Physical Properties of Non-Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystals

2 Physical Properties of Non-Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystals 

The typical molecular shape of compounds exhibiting any of the above mesophases is highly anisotropic. The molecules are well-described as long rods, roughly 2.5 nm long and 0.5 nm in diameter. The 

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A heuristic argument can be made for the stability of liquid crystal free-standing films [3]. The energy required to create a hole of radius R through an M-layer film consists of two major parts. 

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Huang C C 1998 Physical properties of non-chiral smectic liquid crystals Handbook of Liquid Crystals ... 

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