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O. E. Panarina; Yu. P. Panarin; J. K. Vij; M. S. Spector; R. Shashidhar

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.67.051709

Comparison of the characteristics of the chiral analog of the de Vries type of smectic- $A^{*}$ phase

O. E. Panarina, Yu. P. Panarin, J. K. Vij, M. S. Spector, and R. Shashidhar

Phys. Rev. E 67, 051709 – Published 28 May 2003

Abstract

In this paper we compare the results of three ferroelectric materials that exhibit unusual smectic-A $(Sm A)$ phases. These phases have been assigned to chiral analogs of the de Vries $Sm A$ phase. Several experimental techniques have been employed for this investigation. The possible molecular structures of de Vries $Sm A^{*}$ phases are discussed.

Received 23 January 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.67.051709

Authors & Affiliations

O. E. Panarina¹, Yu. P. Panarin², J. K. Vij^1,*, M. S. Spector³, and R. Shashidhar³

¹Advanced Materials Laboratory, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
²School of Electronic and Communications Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland
³Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6900, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20375

^*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email address: jvij@tcd.ie

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