Investigation of the apparently thresholdless behaviour in the high temperature range of an antiferroelectric liquid crystal mixture

Beccherelli, Romeo and Elston , Steve J. (2000) Investigation of the apparently thresholdless behaviour in the high temperature range of an antiferroelectric liquid crystal mixture. Ferroelectrics, 246. pp. 43-50. ISSN 0015-0193

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Abstract

In this paper we present a novel experimental investigation of the high temperature range of antiferroelectric liquid crystals. We find that in thin cells the SmC* phase is lost and a direct transition, apparently second order, occurs between the SmC** and the SmA*. This is accompanied by a large electroclinic effect.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 500.2 Scienze fisiche
Depositing User:	Danilo Dezzi
Date Deposited:	02 Jan 2013 09:52
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2013 12:41
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/4451

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