FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS DO NOT HAVE TO BE CHIRAL

被引:20
作者
TREDGOLD, RH
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Lancaster
关键词
Crystals; Liquid;
D O I
10.1088/0022-3727/23/1/020
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The occurrence of ferroelectricity in smectic-C liquid crystals is discussed and it is suggested that, for this phenomenon to occur, the requirement that the molecules must be chiral is an over-constraint. © 1990 IOP Publication Ltd.
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页码:119 / 120
页数:2
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