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Observation of Intermediate Smectic A Structure at the Phase Transition Nematic‐Smectic C in 4,4′‐di‐n‐Heptyloxyazoxybenzene
Author(s) -
Simova P.,
Petrov M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.2170210617
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , phase transition , materials science , phase (matter) , benzene , condensed matter physics , phase boundary , rayleigh scattering , crystallography , optics , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics
Using different boundary conditions in thin film of 4,4′‐di‐n‐heptyloxyazoxy benzene and studying the microscopic textures as well as the depolarized Rayleigh light scattering, an intermediate smectic A‐like state during the nematic‐smectic C phase transition was observed.