Biaxial smectic A liquid crystal in a pure compound.
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.
Sadashiva
B K
BK
Raman Research Institute, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore 560 080, India. sadashiv@rri.res.in
Reddy
R A
RA
Pratibha
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R
Madhusudana
N V
NV