Electric-field-induced phase transitions in bent-core mesogens determined by x-ray diffraction

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

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Ortega, J ^a   Folcia, C L ^a   Etxebarria, J ^a   Martinez Perdiguero J ^a,e   Gallastegui, J A ^b,c   Ferrer, P ^b,c   Gimeno, N ^d   Blanca Ros, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e Departamento de Micro y Nanotecnologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENT-CORE LIQUID CRYSTALS; BRAGG REFLECTION; CORRELATION LENGTHS; ELECTRIC FIELD-INDUCED PHASE TRANSITION; FIELD APPLICATION; MESOGENS; SMECTIC C; SMECTIC ORDER; SWITCHABLE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80052186911     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.021707     Document Type: Article

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