Hiroshi Ito, Reinhold Schwalm
JES
Transient disclinations of strength ± 3/2 were observed in the nematic phase of a single-component, thermotropic, rigid rod polytolane. These disclinations were characterized by 6 extinction brushes in textures observed by hot stage transmitted polarized light microscopy. The small number and short lifetime of these disclinations is discussed in terms of their energy per unit line length, and in terms of the force that causes them to be attracted to and annihilated at other disclinations. © 1993 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Hiroshi Ito, Reinhold Schwalm
JES
T. Schneider, E. Stoll
Physical Review B
Corneliu Constantinescu
SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications 2009
Sang-Min Park, Mark P. Stoykovich, et al.
Advanced Materials