Experimental evidence of an ambient ferroelectric phase and a low frequency-induced transition in an achiral mesogen

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 435-439

  Madhu Mohan, Mathukumallli Lakshmi Narayana ^a   Arunachalam, Balasubramanian ^a  

^a BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ferroelectricity; Optical properties; Organic compound

Indexed keywords

EID: 51549089994     PISSN: 09320784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/zna-2008-7-808     Document Type: Article

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