title: Biaxial smectic A liquid crystal in a pure compound.
abstract: The synthesis and characterisation is reported of a low molecular weight organic compound to exhibit the biaxial smectic A (SmAb) phase, which shows a transition from the partial bilayer uniaxial SmAd phase to the SmAdb phase as the temperature is lowered.
authors.affiliation: Raman Research Institute, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore 560 080, India. sadashiv@rri.res.in
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sadashiva
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pratibha
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Madhusudana