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A Boundary Induced Cholesteric-Nematic Phase Transition
Abstract
Long pitch cholesteric liquid crystals were prepared in thin samples with homeotropic boundary conditions. When the sample thickness was less than the cholesteric pitch, the cholesteric twist was destroyed, and a homeotropically aligned nematic resulted.
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- Available online: 28 Mar 2007
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