Occurrence of a transition between two polar orthogonal smectic phases in a new homologous series of novel bent-core compounds

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-425

  Radhika, S ^a   Sadashiva, B K ^a   Pratibha, R ^a  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bent core; Biphenyl moiety; Polar biaxial smectic A; Polar uniaxial smectic A

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951687839     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678291003632645     Document Type: Article

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