Banana-shaped mesogens: Observation of a direct transition from the antiferroelectric B2 to nematic phase

Chemical Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 1972-1973

  Amaranatha Reddy, R ^a   Sadashiva, B K ^a   Dhara, Surajit ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENTHALPY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PHASE TRANSITION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0035823710     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: 1364548X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b106458b     Document Type: Article

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