Induction of ferroelectricity in the B2 phase of a liquid crystal composed of achiral bent-core molecules

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 4 1, 2003, Pages 427021-427024

  Etxebarria, J ^a   Folcia, C L ^a   Ortega, J ^a   Ros, M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROELECTRICITY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRICITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SWITCHING; TEXTURES;

ACHIRAL BENT-CORE MOLECULES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0038126929     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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