Frustrated smectic phase with unusual density modulation along layer observed in main chain type of polymers

Polymer Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-197

  Nakata, Yasukazu ^a   Watanabe, Junji ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternate Copolymer; Bilayer; Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal; Frustrated Smectie Phase; Main Chain Polymer; Smectic Liquid Crystal

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DENSITY (OPTICAL); FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLARIZATION; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

DENSITY MODULATION; FRUSTRATED SMECTIC PHASE; MAIN CHAIN POLYMERS;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0030649737     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.29.193     Document Type: Article

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