Field-induced behavior in a liquid formed by achiral banana-shaped molecules in the vicinity of the phase transition isotropic - B2 phase

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 276, Issue , 2002, Pages 127-133

  Bourny, V ^a   Lorman, V ^b   Pavel, J ^a   Mettout, B ^b   Nguyen, H T ^c  

^a Universite de Picardie Jules Verne   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PAUL PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antiferroelectric liquid crystal; B2 phase; Bent shaped molecule; T E phase diagram

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; B2 PHASE; BENT-SHAPED MOLECULE; T-E PHASE DIAGRAM;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 2442717516     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190214418     Document Type: Conference Paper

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