How to achieve zigzag free Sm-C* state with a low pretilt angle: A numerical calculation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4452-4455

  Wang, Chenhui ^a   Kurihara, Ryuji ^b   Bos, Philip J ^a   Kobayashi, Shunsuke ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

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EID: 0035504722     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1407308     Document Type: Article

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