An ANNNXY model for transversely polarised non-chiral smectic liquid crystals

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dc.contributor.author	Roy, Arun	-
dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N.V.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-13T10:05:43Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-06-13T10:05:43Z	-
dc.date.issued	1997	-
dc.identifier.citation	Europhysics Letters, 1997, Vol.39, p335-339	en
dc.identifier.issn	0295-5075	-
dc.identifier.issn	1286-4854(Online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2817	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We propose an axial next nearest neighbour xy (ANNNXY) model to describe phase transitions in smectic liquid crystals made of bent non-chiral molecules which exhibit transverse polarisation. The model includes a polar and a quadrupolar NN coupling as well as a competing antiferroelectric NNN coupling between the layers. As the temperature is lowered, the most general sequence of phases predicted by the model is: paraelectric-helielectric ()- antiferroelectric-reentrant -4 layer antiphase-helielectric ()-ferroelectric. We believe that and the antiphase have been seen in very recent experiments.	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/i1997-00357-4	en
dc.rights	1997 EDP Sciences	en
dc.title	An ANNNXY model for transversely polarised non-chiral smectic liquid crystals	en
dc.type	Article	en
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