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Optical studies of the smectic-Cα* phase layer structure in free-standing films

  • D. A. Olson
  • , S. Pankratz
  • , P. M. Johnson
  • , A. Cady
  • , H. T. Nguyen
  • , C. C. Huang

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Abstract

Optical observations of MHPBC and 10OTBBB1M7 in the smectic -C*α phase were carried out. In both samples, a short-pitch helical structure was found. The obtained data display characteristic oscillations as a function of temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume63
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2001

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