Direct layer-by-layer freezing of a smectic liquid-crystal surface into the crystalline phase
Journal
Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Journal Volume
64
Journal Issue
5 I
Date Issued
2001
Author(s)
Abstract
An overview is given on the experimental confirmation that the surface freezing in 14S5 consists of direct Sm-A-Cry-B layer-by-layer transitions. The results suggest the existence of alternative pathways for low-dimensional melting not predicted by the defect-mediated theory.
Type
journal article