Soft modes of the dielectric response in the twist–bend nematic phase and identification of the transition to a nematic splay bend phase in the CBC7CB dimer-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Soft modes of the dielectric response in the twist–bend nematic phase and identification of the transition to a nematic splay bend phase in the CBC7CB dimer

Published:2019 Issue:41 Volume:21 Page:22839-22848
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Merkel K.¹²³⁴^ORCID,Kocot A.¹²³⁴^ORCID,Welch C.⁵⁶⁷⁸^ORCID,Mehl G. H.⁵⁶⁷⁸^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Computer Science and Material Science

2. Institute of Technology and Mechatronics

3. University of Silesia in Katowice

4. Poland

5. Department of Chemistry

6. University of Hull

7. Hull HU6 7RX

8. UK

Abstract

Two collective processes resulting from distortion of the heliconical structure of the twist–bend nematic phase of an achiral dimer: one tilt mode due to distortions of the conical angle and second related to long range fluctuation of the cone phase.

Funder

Narodowe Centrum Nauki

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2019/CP/C9CP04952E

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