An orientational transition of bent-core molecules in an anisotropic matrix

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dc.contributor.author	Pratibha, R.	-
dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N.V.	-
dc.contributor.author	Sadashiva, B.K.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-18T06:52:44Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-06-18T06:52:44Z	-
dc.date.issued	2000-06	-
dc.identifier.citation	Science, 2000, Vol.288, p2184-2187	en
dc.identifier.issn	0036-8075	-
dc.identifier.issn	1095-9203 (Online	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2956	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We report the discovery of an orientational transition of bent-core molecules in a background anisotropic medium, in this case a smectic liquid crystal made of rod-like molecules. The resulting director is apolar in nature, and the medium can be described as an orthogonal biaxial smectic. The detailed phase diagram of mixtures of the two types of compounds revealed the induction of two liquid crystalline phases that are specific to compounds with bent-core molecules. The chemical nature of the bounding surface had a marked influence on the observed textures.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	AAAS	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.288.5474.2184	en
dc.rights	2000 AAAS	en
dc.title	An orientational transition of bent-core molecules in an anisotropic matrix	en
dc.type	Article	en
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