Electric-field-induced structural transitions in antiferroelectric liquid crystals

Roy, Arun; Madhusudana, N.V.

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dc.contributor.author	Roy, Arun	-
dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N.V.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-13T10:32:24Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-06-13T10:32:24Z	-
dc.date.issued	1998	-
dc.identifier.citation	Europhysics Letters, 1998, Vol.41, p501-506	en
dc.identifier.issn	0295-5075	-
dc.identifier.issn	1286-4854 (Online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2818	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We have made the first calculations of i) the effect of an electric field on the structures corresponding to different phases exhibited by antiferroelectric liquid crystals (using a model proposed by us earlier), ii) the apparent tilt angle corresponding to these field distorted structures and iii) the conoscopic figures exhibited by such nonuniformly modulated structures with biaxial layers. The field induces new commensurate structures in the antiferroelectric, ferrielectric and SmC$^*_\alpha$ phases, the last one occurring between ferro and para electric phases. The results compare well with the available experiments, showing that the different structures predicted by the axial next nearest-neighbour xy-model are realistic.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	EDP Sciences	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1209/epl/i1998-00181-4	en
dc.rights	1998 EDP Sciences	en
dc.title	Electric-field-induced structural transitions in antiferroelectric liquid crystals	en
dc.type	Article	en
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