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Reentrant isotropic–discotic nematic lyotropic phase transition: a refractive index study

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Pages 347-350 | Received 22 Jul 2003, Accepted 10 Nov 2003, Published online: 12 May 2010
 

Abstract

In this work the temperature dependence of the extraordinary/ordinary refractive indices and the optical birefringence are determined near the reentrant isotropic–discotic nematic–isotropic phase transitions for a lyotropic mixture of potassium laurate, decanol and D2O. These parameters are related to the extraordinary/ordinary molar refractivity through Vuks's equation and discussed in terms of structural changes in the micellar configuration at the transitions.

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