Observation of an anomalous SmA-SmC-SmA phase sequence in a bent-core liquid crystal derived from 4-cyanoresorcinol
The physical properties and the phase transitions of a smectic liquid crystal material built from achiral bent-core molecules are investigated by electro-optics, polarizing microscopy, birefringence, and spontaneous polarization. This material is shown to exhibit a number of orthogonal and tilted sm...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013118 |