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Mesophase structure and behaviour in bulk and restricted geometry of a dimeric compound exhibiting a nematic–nematic transition

Published:2016 Issue:28 Volume:18 Page:19299-19308
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Sebastián N.¹²³⁴⁵,Tamba M. G.¹²³⁴⁵,Stannarius R.¹²³⁴⁵,de la Fuente M. R.⁶⁷⁸⁹,Salamonczyk M.¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³,Cukrov G.¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³,Gleeson J.¹⁴¹¹¹²¹³,Sprunt S.¹⁴¹¹¹²¹³,Jákli A.¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³,Welch C.¹⁵¹⁶¹⁷¹⁸,Ahmed Z.¹⁵¹⁶¹⁷¹⁸,Mehl G. H.¹⁵¹⁶¹⁷¹⁸,Eremin A.¹²³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Nonlinear Phenomena

2. Institute for Experimental Physics

3. Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

4. Magdeburg

5. Germany

6. Departamento de Física Aplicada II

7. Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología

8. E-48080 Bilbao

9. Spain

10. Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program

11. Kent State University

12. Kent

13. USA

14. Department of Physics

15. Department of Chemistry

16. University of Hull

17. Hull HU6 7RX

18. UK

Abstract

We demonstrate a liquid crystal system exhibiting a variety of modulated structures on different length-scales: from helicoidal nematic to modulated smectic.

Funder

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/CP/C6CP03899A

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