New Nematic-Smectic-A Transition Instability in Di-Heptyl-Alkyl Azoxybenzene Liquid Crystal Focusing on Anchoring Breaks and Transitions

Subject

Physics

Authors

Peter Hourigan, The College of Wooster

Abstract

Thesis digitized from Physics Department I.S. Archive.

Advisor

Garg, Shila

Second Advisor

Lindner, John

Department

Physics

Department

Physics

Recommended Citation

Hourigan, Peter, "New Nematic-Smectic-A Transition Instability in Di-Heptyl-Alkyl Azoxybenzene Liquid Crystal Focusing on Anchoring Breaks and Transitions" (1993). Physics Senior Independent Study Theses. 222.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/physics_is/222

Keywords

striped instability, nematic-smectic-A transition, Di-Heptyl-AlkylAzoxybenzene, magnetic field, Freedericksz transition, liquid crystal

Publication Date

1993

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis