TY - JOUR
T1 - Ellipsometric study of freely suspended smectic films of a partially fluorinated compound
AU - Schlauf, D.
AU - Bahr, Ch
AU - Huang, C. C.
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - High-resolution ellipsometric studies have been conducted on freely suspended films of a chiral, partially perfluorinated liquid-crystal compound near its smectic-A–smectic-C transition. The surface-enhanced transition is unusually close to the bulk transition temperature. Moreover, in the ferroelectric smectic-C phase an unexpected tilt direction inversion with respect to the direction of an applied electric field is found in films thinner than about 20 layers whereas it does not occur in thick films.
AB - High-resolution ellipsometric studies have been conducted on freely suspended films of a chiral, partially perfluorinated liquid-crystal compound near its smectic-A–smectic-C transition. The surface-enhanced transition is unusually close to the bulk transition temperature. Moreover, in the ferroelectric smectic-C phase an unexpected tilt direction inversion with respect to the direction of an applied electric field is found in films thinner than about 20 layers whereas it does not occur in thick films.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.R4885
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.R4885
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031139297
SN - 1063-651X
VL - 55
SP - R4885-R4888
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
IS - 5
ER -