Publication Date:
2012-12-29
Description:
Author(s): Y. Sasaki, K. V. Le, S. Aya, M. Isobe, H. Yao, C. C. Huang, H. Takezoe, and K. Ema We carried out an improved characterization of phase transitions among chiral smectic- C subphases observed for various antiferroelectric liquid crystals by precise heat capacity measurements. It was found that the phase transitions are intrinsically first order exhibiting a remarkable heat anomaly w... [Phys. Rev. E 86, 061704] Published Fri Dec 28, 2012
Keywords:
Liquid crystals
Print ISSN:
1539-3755
Electronic ISSN:
1550-2376
Topics:
Physics