The first bilayer ferroelectric liquid crystal
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique Lettres
- Vol. 44 (18) , 771-776
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyslet:019830044018077100
Abstract
We have found the first chiral smectic C liquid crystal formed by strongly bound antiparallel pairs of molecules. The director of the new phase, which has a net permanent polarization, can be oriented in an electric field in a way similar to a chiral C phase formed by monomersKeywords
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