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A 3 - dimensionally modulated structure in a chiral smectic-C liquid crystal

1997/12/03 by P. A. Pramod, R. Pratibha, N. V. Madhusudana
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.soft

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published as Current Science, vol.73, no.9, p.761, 1997 · 10 pages(Latex), 9 figures(eps/gif); [email protected]

arxiv created 1997/12/03 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

We report the discovery of a new Twist Grain Boundary phase. This phase is characterised by a 2-dimensional undulation of the smectic C* like blocks in the form of a square lattice. We suggest that this three dimensionally modulated structure, which was not anticipated by theory, owes its origin to chiral interactions.

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