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Title: Longitudinal spontaneous polarization and longitudinal electroclinic effect in achiral smectic phases with bent-shaped molecules
Authors: Roy, Arun
Madhusudana, N.V.
Toledano, P.
Figueiredo Neto, A.M.
Issue Date: 1999
Publisher: The American Physical Society
Citation: Physical Review Letters, 1999, Vol.82, 1466-1469
Abstract: The stable smectic configurations associated with achiral bent-shaped molecules are investigated theoretically. Five different configurations of the molecules within the layers are found, among which two possess a spontaneous longitudinal polarization, consistent with the n-^→-n-^ symmetry. Under application of a longitudinal electric field these configurations can give rise to remarkable field effects, such as a three-state switching of the transverse polarization under alternating field, and a longitudinal electroclinic effect.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1183
ISSN: 1079-7114 (online)
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Alternative Location: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v82/p1466
Copyright: (1999) by the American Physical Society
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