Field-induced phase transitions and reversible field-induced inversion of chirality in tilted smectic phases of bent-core mesogens

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-303

  Pelzl, G ^a   Schroder M W ^a   Eremin, A ^a   Diele, S ^a   Das, B ^a   Grande, S ^b   Kresse, H ^a   Weissflog, W ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

61.30. v Liquid crystals; 64.70.Md Transitions in liquid crystals; 77.84. s Dielectric, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and antiferroelectric materials; 77.84.Nh Liquids, emulsions, and suspensions; liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROELECTRIC ELECTRO-OPTICAL RESPONSE; AROMATIC RINGS; FERROELECTRIC GROUND STATE; MD TRANSITIONS IN LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ALCOHOL FUELS; ALCOHOLS; ANTIFERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; EMULSIONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33847290403     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2006-10068-2     Document Type: Article

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