Biaxial smectic A liquid crystal in a pure compound?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2001-09-26 DOI: 10.1039/B106084H

Abstract

The synthesis and characterisation is reported of a low molecular weight organic compound to exhibit the biaxial smectic A (SmAb) phase, which shows a transition from the partial bilayer uniaxial SmAd phase to the SmAdb phase as the temperature is lowered.

Graphical abstract: Biaxial smectic A liquid crystal in a pure compound
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