Features of the smectic E phases in some strongly polar biphenyls and tolanes

Phase Transitions

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1103-1110

  Dabrowski, R ^a   Przedmojski, J ^b   Spadlo A ^a   Dziaduszek, J ^a   Tykarska, M ^a  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Layer spacings; Microscopic pattern; Polar bicomponent systems; Smectic E phase

Indexed keywords

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLARIZATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

LAYER SPACINGS; MICROSCOPIC PATTERNS; POLAR BICOMPONENT SYSTEMS; SMECTIC E PHASE;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 11144341415     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590412331282823     Document Type: Article

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