Finite-size effects in biomimetic smectic films

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dc.contributor.author	Harroun, T.A.	-
dc.contributor.author	Raghunathan, V.A.	-
dc.contributor.author	Pencer, J.	-
dc.contributor.author	Nieh, M.P.	-
dc.contributor.author	Katsaras, J.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2006-05-30T06:48:20Z	-
dc.date.available	2006-05-30T06:48:20Z	-
dc.date.issued	2004-12-20	-
dc.identifier.citation	Physical Review E, 2004, Vol.70, 062902-062907	en
dc.identifier.issn	ISSN 1550-2376 (online)	-
dc.identifier.issn	1539-3755	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1300	-
dc.description.abstract	Thin stacks of lipid multibilayers supported on rigid silicon and mica substrates are found to exhibit finite-size effects. Using neutron diffraction we find that the repeat spacing (d) of stacks containing up to a few tens of bilayers depends on their thickness (D), with d increasing with decreasing D. Differences in d are larger in the low-temperature Lbeta[prime] phase consisting of rigid bilayers than in the high-temperature Lalpha phase where the bilayers are more flexible. Various scenarios that may be responsible for this counterintuitive observation are discussed.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	The American Physical Society	en
dc.relation.uri	http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v70/e062902	en
dc.rights	(2004) by the American Physical Society	en
dc.title	Finite-size effects in biomimetic smectic films	en
dc.type	Article	en
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