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Record 1 2000-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Physics
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
CONT

The smectic phase is represented by a parallel arrangement of molecules. The physical appearance of a smectic phase is that of a highly viscous, turbid fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Physique
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
CONT

[...] l'état smectique (du latin smegma: savon, les premiers cristaux smectiques ayant été observés dans les savons), qui est l'état le plus ordonné, est le plus proche de l'état solide. Les molécules sont réparties dans des couches qui s'empilent régulièrement les unes au-dessus des autres [...] Sur le plan industriel, cet état ne présente pas un grand intérêt actuellement.

Spanish

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