Unexpected field-induced phase transitions between ferrielectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystal structures

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

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Jaradat, S ^a   Brimicombe, P D ^a   Southern, C ^a   Siemianowski, S D ^a   Dimasi, E ^b   Osipov, M ^c   Pindak, R ^b   Gleeson, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; X RAY SCATTERING;

LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASES; SELF-ASSEMBLING FLUIDS; SMECTIC PHASE; SOFT MATTER SYSTEMS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 38849087334     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.77.010701     Document Type: Article

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