Synthesis and characterization of double hydrogen bonded ferroelectric liquid crystals exhibiting reentrant smectic ordering

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-97

  Vijayakumar, V N ^a   Mohan, M L N Madhu ^a  

^a BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrogen bonded ferroelectric liquid crystal; LTA+nBA; Reentrant smectic ordering

Indexed keywords

ALKOXY BENZOIC ACID; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FERROELECTRIC ORDERING; GOLDSTONE MODES; HYDROGEN BONDED LIQUIDS; HYDROGEN-BONDED COMPLEXES; HYDROGEN-BONDED FERROELECTRICS; MESOGENES; MESOGENICS; NOVEL SERIES; OPTICAL TEXTURE; RELAXATION MECHANISM; SALIENT FEATURES; SMECTIC ORDERING; SMECTIC-G; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION; TARTARIC ACIDS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THEORETICAL MODELING; TILT ANGLE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TYPE II;

ACIDS; CHROMIUM; COMPLEXATION; CRYSTALS; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOANALYSIS;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 77949918467     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190903412556     Document Type: Conference Paper

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