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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Malkar, Deepshika | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Monika, M. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Prasad, Veena | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Roy, Arun | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-16T09:39:35Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-16T09:39:35Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-01-02 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Physical Review E, 2020, Vol.101, p012701 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2470-0045 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2470-0053 (Online) | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7410 | - |
| dc.description | Open Access | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | We report experimental studies on an azo-substituted compound consisting of bent-core hockey-stick-shaped molecules. The experimental results establish two pseudopolar tilted smectic phases, which are characterized by an in-plane axial-vector order parameter in addition to tilt order in the smectic layers. Electro-optical measurements in the mesophases indicate that the birefringence of the sample strongly depends on the applied electric field. We develop a theoretical model to account for this observation. The change in the birefringence of the sample arises from the field-induced reorientation of the tilt plane of the molecules in the layer above a threshold field. The effect is analogous to the field-induced Freedericksz transition which is quadratic in the applied electric field. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | American Physical Society | en_US |
| dc.relation.uri | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.101.012701 | en_US |
| dc.rights | 2020 American Physical Society | en_US |
| dc.title | Pseudopolar smectic-C phases of azo-substituted achiral bent-core hockey-stick-shaped molecules | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (SCM) | |
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| 2020_PhysRevE_Vol.101_Article Number 012701.pdf | Open Access | 3.3 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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