Tricritical behavior of the smectic-A to smectic-C phase transition in a liquid crystal mixture

2008 ◽  
Vol 128 (23) ◽  
pp. 234907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asok K. Das ◽  
Prabir K. Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Smectic C ◽  
Tricritical Behavior ◽  
Crystal Mixture

Amphiphilic Liquid Crystal Exhibiting the Smectic A to Smectic C Phase Transition without Layer Contraction

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 021701
Author(s):  
Norihiro Ishida ◽  
Yoichi Takanishi ◽  
Jun Yamamoto ◽  
Atsushi Yoshizawa
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Smectic C

scholarly journals Electroclinic effect in a chiral carbosilane-terminated 5-phenylpyrimidine liquid crystal with ‘de Vries-like’ properties

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (63) ◽  
pp. 12601-12604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. J. Schubert ◽  
Carsten Müller ◽  
Michael D. Wand ◽  
Frank Giesselmann ◽  
Robert P. Lemieux
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Smectic C ◽  
De Vries

The chiral carbosilane-terminated liquid crystal 2-[(2S,3S)-2,3-difluorohexyloxy]-5-[4-(12,12,14,14,16,16-hexamethyl-12,14,16-trisilaheptadecyloxy)phenyl]pyrimidine (QL32-6) undergoes a smectic A*-smectic C* phase transition with a maximum layer contraction of only 0.2%.

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