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Liquid Crystals Volume 42, 2015 - Issue 5-6: Commemorative Issue dedicated to George W Gray, CBE, FRS - Guest Editor: John W Goodby, FRS, Editor: Corrie T. Imrie
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Invited Article

The adsorption of fluorinated dopants at the surface of 5CB: a neutron reflection study

Laura L.E. MearsSchool of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKView further author information
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Wiebe M. de VosSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;Membrane Science and Technology, Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, NetherlandsView further author information
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Stuart W. PrescottSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW2052, AustraliaView further author information
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Germinal MagroSchool of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKView further author information
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Sarah RogersNeutron Division, ISIS Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Maximilian W.A. SkodaNeutron Division, ISIS Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Erik B. WatkinsLarge Scale Structure Group, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, FranceView further author information
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Herbert ZimmermannMax-Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, GermanyView further author information
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Robert M. RichardsonSchool of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 900-908 | Received 24 Oct 2014, Published online: 27 Mar 2015

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