Abstract
A wall-induced birefringence in a nematic liquid crystal above the nematic-isotropic phase transition point has been observed for the first time. It is expected that this phenomenon will provide a useful tool to study the nature of aligning forces at liquid-crystal-solid interfaces.
- Received 2 February 1979
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.51
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