Banana-shaped mesogens: observation of a direct transition from the antiferroelectric B2 to nematic phase.
The synthesis and characterisation of the first banana-shaped mesogens which exhibit a direct transition from the antiferroelectric B2 phase to the nematic phase are reported.
Reddy
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Raman Research Institute, C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore 560 080, India.
Sadashiva
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BK
Dhara
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