Frustration between Ferroelectricity and Antiferroelectricity in Extremely Soft Chiral Smectic-C Like Phases of Liquid Crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 328, Issue , 1999, Pages 1-12

  Fukuda, Atsuo ^a   Matsumoto, Takahiro ^a,b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

ANNNI model; Bent molecular shape; Devil's staircase; Disordered chiral smectic C like phase; Frustration between ferro and antiferroelectricity; V shaped switching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042227228     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259908026039     Document Type: Article

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