Field-induced periodic chiral pattern in the Nx phase of achiral bimesogens

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Panov, V P ^a   Balachandran, R ^a   Vij, J K ^a   Tamba, M G ^b   Kohlmeier, A ^b   Mehl, G H ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMESOGENS; CHIRAL SYSTEMS; DOMAIN PATTERN; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; FIELD-INDUCED; MESOGENICS; NEMATIC PHASE; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PLANAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TWO DOMAINS;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HYDROCARBONS;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84870953006     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4769458     Document Type: Article

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