Landau-de Gennes theory of the polarization modulated and layer undulated structure in liquid crystals made of bent-core molecules

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 344, Issue , 2006, Pages 151-159

  Vaupotič, Nataša ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bent core molecules; Chiral symmetry breaking; Phenomenological Landau de Gennes type theoretical model; Polarization modulated and layer undulated (PM LU) B7 phase; Stability

Indexed keywords

CHIRALITY; DOMAIN WALLS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR MODELING; PHASE STABILITY;

BENT-CORE MOLECULES; CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING; PHENOMENOLOGICAL LANDAU-DE GENNES TYPE THEORETICAL MODEL; POLARIZATION MODULATED AND LAYER UNDULATED (PM/LU) B7 PHASE;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 34347262137     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190600966995     Document Type: Conference Paper

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