Polarization Loops Observed in Liquid Crystal with a New Banana-Shaped Ligand

Rivera, Jean-Pierre; Nozary, Homayoun; Piguet, Claude

doi:10.1080/00150190214428

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English

Polarization Loops Observed in Liquid Crystal with a New Banana-Shaped Ligand

ContributorsRivera, Jean-Pierre; Nozary, Homayoun; Piguet, Claude

Published inFerroelectrics, vol. 276, no. 1, p. 157-170

Publication date2002

Abstract

A new banana-shaped ligand, which has an antiferroelectric columnar liquid crystals phase (Col R ) without an electric field, show ferroelectric loops, when cooled from the isotropic phase in electric field. Dielectric measurements and textures are also presented.

Keywords

Liquid Crystal
Banana-shaped Ligand
Columnar Phase
Textures
Dielectric
Ferroelectric

Affiliation entities

Faculté des sciences / Section de chimie et biochimie / Département de chimie minérale, analytique et appliquée

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RIVERA, Jean-Pierre, NOZARY, Homayoun, PIGUET, Claude. Polarization Loops Observed in Liquid Crystal with a New Banana-Shaped Ligand. In: Ferroelectrics, 2002, vol. 276, n° 1, p. 157–170. doi: 10.1080/00150190214428

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PID : unige:78983
DOI : 10.1080/00150190214428

Journal ISSN0015-0193

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Polarization Loops Observed in Liquid Crystal with a New Banana-Shaped Ligand

A new banana-shaped ligand, which has an antiferroelectric columnar liquid crystals phase (Col R ) without an electric field, show ferroelectric loops, when cooled from the isotropic phase in electric field. Dielectric measurements and textures are also presented.

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