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33. Reznikov et al. Reply, Y. Reznikov, O. Ostroverkhova, K. D. Singer, J.-H. Kim, S. Kumar, O. Lavrentovich, B. Wang, and J. L. West, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 249602 (2001).

34. Characterization of a Spontaneous Gel Forming Compound by a Polarizing Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction, G. Wong, B. Sharma, T. Schultz, and S. Kumar, Liq. Cryst. 28, 1667 (2001).

35. Wetting-Dewetting Transition and Conformal to Non-Conformal Interfacial Roughness Transition in Ultra-thin Liquid Crystal Films on Substrates, K. A. Suresh, Y. Shi, A. Bhattacharyya, and S. Kumar, Mod. Phys. Lett. 15, 225 (2001).

36. Thermal Stability of Liquid Crystal Alignment Layers Prepared by In-Situ Ultra-Violet Exposure during Imidization of Polyimide, J.H. Kim, B. R. Acharya, D-M. Agra, and S. Kumar, Jap. J. Appl. Phys. 40, 2381 (2001).

37. Chain Orientation and its Effect on Mobility at a Rubbed Surface, Y. Pu, H. White, M.R. Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, S. A. Swarz, A. Dhinojwala, D.-M. G. Agra, and S. Kumar, Macromolecules 34, 4972 (2001).

38. Anisotropic Surface Morphology of Azopolymer Films Generated by Polarized UV Light Irradiation, O. Yaroshchuk, Dena Mae G. Agra, Y. Zakrevskyy, L.-C. Chien, J. Lindau, and S. Kumar, Liq. Cryst. 28, 703 (2001).

 

2000

33. Introduction to Liquid Crystals, M. R. Fisch and S. Kumar, Chapter I in Liquid Crystals: Experimental study of physical Properties and Phase Transitions, Ed. S. Kumar, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2000).

34. Structure: X-ray Diffraction Studies of Liquid Crystals, S. Kumar, Chapter I in Liquid Crystals: Experimental study of physical Properties and Phase Transitions, Ed. S. Kumar, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2000).

35. Liquid Crystals: Experimental study of physical Properties and Phase Transitions, Editor S. Kumar, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2000).

36. Smectic Polymorphism and Fluctuations in a Polar Liquid-Crystal Binary Mixture, Y. Shi, G. Nounesis, C.W. Garland, and S. Kumar, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 351, 119 (2000).

37. Relaxations Dynamics of Rubbed Polystyrene Thin Films, D.-M. G. Agra, A.D. Schwab, J.-H. Kim, S. Kumar, and A. Dhinojwala, Europhys. Lett. 51, 655 (2000).

38. Surface Dynamics in Rubbed Polymer Thin Films Probed with Optical Birefringence Measurements, A.D. Schwab, D. M. Agra, J.-H. Kim, S. Kumar, and A. Dhinojwala, Macromolecules, 33, 4903 (2000).

39. Phase Separated Composite Films: Experiment and Theory, T. Qian, J.-H. Kim, S. Kumar, and P.L. Taylor, Phys. Rev. E 61, 4007 (2000).

40. Photoalignment of Liquid Crystal on Liquid Crystal, Y. Reznikov, O. Ostroverkhova, K. D. Singer, J.-H. Kim, S. Kumar, O. Lavrentovich, B. Wang, and J. L. West, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 1930 (2000).

41. Molecular Orientation and Arrangement for Ferrielectric Liquid Crystal by Phase Transitions, S. W. Kim, H. Choi, J. H. Song, J. H. Kim, S. Kumar, J. W. Choi, Y. B. Kim, and S. T. Shin, Proc. 1st Korean Information Display Society Conf., 61 (2000).

 

Publications:  2000-2001