OBSERVATION OF A NEW METASTABLE LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PHASE IN SUPERCOOLED BLUE PHASE SYSTEMS

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DEMIKHOV, E
STEGEMEYER, H
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[1] UNIV GESAMTHSCH PADERBORN,INST PHYS CHEM,POSTFACH 1621,W-4790 PADERBORN,GERMANY
[2] SOLID STATE PHYS INST CHERNOGOLOVKA,CHERNOGOLOVKA 142432,USSR
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10.1080/02678299108036461
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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A new metastable liquid-crystalline phase BP S was observed in pure chiral compounds. The BP S is transformed reversibly from the supercooled BP I and is thermodynamically stable with respect to the BP I and metastable to the cholesteric phase. Rhombic single crystals of the BP S probably indicate a cubic lattice structure as in other BPs, but the lattice constant exhibits an anomalous temperature dependence.
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页数:5
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