REENTRANT ANTIFERROELECTRIC PHASE IN 4-(1-METHYLHEPTYLOXYCARBONYL)PHENYL 4'-OCTYLBIPHENYL-4-CARBOXYLATE

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作者
OKABE, N [1 ]
SUZUKI, Y [1 ]
KAWAMURA, I [1 ]
ISOZAKI, T [1 ]
TAKEZOE, H [1 ]
FUKUDA, A [1 ]
机构
[1] TOKYO INST TECHNOL, DEPT ORGAN & POLYMER MAT, MEGURO KU, TOKYO 152, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 6B期
关键词
ANTIFERROELECTRICITY; FERROELECTRICITY; FERRIELECTRICITY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; RELAXATION FREQUENCY; CONOSCOPIC OBSERVATION; OPTICAL PITCH; REENTRANT PHASE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.L793
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The presence of three phases was found between SmA and the antiferroelectric SmCA* phase in optically active (R)-4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl)phenyl 4'-octylbiphenyl-4-carboxylate. Two of these phases were identified as SmC-alpha* and SmC-gamma* by the miscibility test. The remaining phase between these was confirmed to be another antiferroelectric phase from dielectric measurement and conoscopic observation. Thus, antiferroelectric order appears at least three times: SmC-alpha*, the new antiferroelectric phase and SmCA*. The new antiferroelectric phase is different from the SmC* phase in that it exhibits much lower stability against an electric field.
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页码:L793 / L796
页数:4
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