2π and π walls in antiferroelectric smectic-C*A and smectic-C free-standing films

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4 1, 2004, Pages

  Dolganov, P V ^a   Bolotin, B M ^b   Fukuda, Atsuo ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b Institute of Chemical Reagents and Special Purity Substances   (Russian Federation)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FREE ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POLARIZATION; THIN FILMS;

ELASTIC CONSTANTS; FILM PLANE; FREE-STANDING FILMS; SMECTIC LAYER;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 37649030149     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.041708     Document Type: Article

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