ANTIFERROELECTRIC CHIRAL SMECTIC-O-STAR LIQUID-CRYSTAL

被引:86
作者
GALERNE, Y [1 ]
LIEBERT, L [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 11,PHYS SOLIDES LAB,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.2891
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A macroscopic study of chiral smectic-O* films, which float at the free surface of isotropic droplets of 1(methyl)-heptyl-terephtalidene-bis-amino cinnamate, is presented. It allows us to directly prove antiferroelectricity with in-plane polarization in the smectic-O* phase, and to confirm the herringbone structure of this original phase. The bulk antiferroelectric polarization is measured to be about 0.1 D per molecule.
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页码:2891 / 2894
页数:4
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