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  Wetting phenomena at the free surface of the isotropic phase of a smectic liquid crystal

Lucht, R., & Bahr, C. (1997). Wetting phenomena at the free surface of the isotropic phase of a smectic liquid crystal. Physical Review Letters, 78(18), 3487-3490. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3487.

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Lucht, R., Author
Bahr, Christian1, Author           
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1Group Structure formation in soft matter, Department of Dynamics of Complex Fluids, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Max Planck Society, ou_2063301              

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 Abstract: We report an ellipsometric study of the free surface of a smectic liquid crystal possessing a smectic- A–to–isotropic phase transition. Approaching the transition from above, an ordered surface layer appears at a discontinuous transition one degree above the bulk transition temperature. With decreasing temperature the thickness of the surface layer increases continuously, indicating a possible logarithmic divergence at the bulk transition. The behavior may be described as complete wetting accompanied by a prewetting transition.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 1997-05-05
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3487
BibTex Citekey: lucht_wetting_1997
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Title: Physical Review Letters
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Publ. Info: Woodbury, N.Y. : American Physical Society
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 78 (18) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 3487 - 3490 Identifier: ISSN: 0031-9007
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954925433406_1