Longitudinal spontaneous polarization and longitudinal electroclinic effect in achiral smectic phases with bent-shaped molecules
| dc.contributor.author | Roy, Arun | |
| dc.contributor.author | Madhusudana, N.V. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Toledano, P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Figueiredo Neto, A.M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2006-05-11T10:36:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2006-05-11T10:36:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.description.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. | en |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Physical Review Letters, 1999, Vol.82, 1466-1469 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1079-7114 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0031-9007 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1183 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | The American Physical Society | en |
| dc.relation.uri | http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v82/p1466 | en |
| dc.rights | (1999) by the American Physical Society | en |
| dc.title | Longitudinal spontaneous polarization and longitudinal electroclinic effect in achiral smectic phases with bent-shaped molecules | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |