A molecular theory of smectic C liquid crystals made of rod-like molecules

Organic compounds exhibiting the smectic C phase are made of rod-like molecules that have dipolar groups with lateral components. We argue that the off-axis character of the lateral dipolar groups can account for tilt in layered smectics (SmC, SmC*, SmI etc.). We develop a mean-field theory of the s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The European physical journal. E, Soft matter and biological physics Soft matter and biological physics, 2002-10, Vol.9 (2), p.107-126
Hauptverfasser:	Govind, A S, Madhusudana, N V
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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