Liquid Crystals: Experimental Study of Physical Properties and Phase Transitions

ISBN-13: 9780521461320 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 494 str.

Kumar, Satyendra

Opis

This hands-on guide details various experimental techniques used in the study of liquid crystals and other soft-condensed matter systems. Each chapter portrays an important technique used to study and characterize these systems, fully discussing both the capabilities and limitations of each particular method. In addition, the volume also describes general routes used to synthesize liquid crystals, tools to characterize liquid crystal phases, and seeks to show structure property relationships for well known systems. This book will be indispensable for established workers in the field as well as students embarking on liquid crystal research.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'The book is a remarkable work that is especially well suited to the needs of advanced graduate students familiar with the basics of condensed matter physics and the structural aspects of materials science … It is comprehensive, judicious in its choices and the style is crisp and concise … sufficiently comprehensive to serve as a starting point for anyone who wants to learn about the state of the art in liquid crystal physics … the book I show to students first is Kumar's.' Optics & Photonics News Christian Brosseau

Spis treści

1. Introduction S. Kumar and M. Fisch; 2. Characterisation of mesophase types and transitions M. Neubert; 3. Structure: X-ray diffraction studies of liquid crystals S. Kumar; 4. Physical properties P. Photinos; 5. Orientational order - NMR studies P. Ukleja and D. Finotello; 6. Light scattering and quasi-elastic spectroscopy J. T. Ho; 7. Calorimetric studies C. W. Garland; 8. Freely suspended films experiments J. D. Brock; 9. X-ray surface scattering studies of liquid crystals S. K. Sinha; 10. Chemical structure-property relationships M. E. Neubert.