Induced polarization in the SmA*-phase: A comparison of theoretical models and experimental methods

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 181, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 371-378

  Hermann, D ^a   Komitov, L ^a   Lagerwall, S T ^a   Andersson, G ^a   Shashidar, R ^b   Selinger, J V ^b   Giesselmann F ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BRIDGE METHOD; ELECTROCLINIC EFFECT; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; LANDAU THEORY; TRIANGLE WAVE TECHNIQUE;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0029722611     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00150193.1996.10399434     Document Type: Article

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