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Column Correlation in Polycatenar Mesophases
Author(s) -
Raïs Khaoula,
Daoud Mohamed,
Gharbia Mohamed,
Gharbi Abdelhajidh,
Nguyen Hu T.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/1439-7641(20010119)2:1<45::aid-cphc45>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - hexagonal crystal system , liquid crystal , elasticity (physics) , materials science , column (typography) , crystallography , instability , chemistry , geometry , physics , composite material , mathematics , connection (principal bundle) , optoelectronics , mechanics
Liquid crystals, assembled in hexagonal–columnar mesophases as shown in the picture, were characterized in terms of their mechanical properties towards instability. This information was then used to estimate their characteristic lengths and elasticity. A column correlation was deduced.