Abstract
The smectic-Ahexatic-B transition temperatures of the interior layers in free-standing liquid-crystal films are measured as a function of film thickness. Because of the competition between the finite-size and surface-ordering effects, a unique thickness dependence of the transition temperature is observed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13055-13056 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 22 |
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| State | Published - 1992 |