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J. Phys. II France
Volume 2, Number 3, March 1992
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| Page(s) | 345 - 357 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1992138 | |
DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1992138
J. Phys. II France 2 (1992) 345-357
1 Institut für physikalische Chemie, Universität Mainz, Germany
2 Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germay
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J. Phys. II France 2 (1992) 345-357
Structural defects in smectic c * liquid crystals
I. G. Voigt-Martin1, R. W. Garbella1 and S. U. Vallerien21 Institut für physikalische Chemie, Universität Mainz, Germany
2 Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germay
(Received 16 January 1991, revised 19 September 1991, accepted 5 December 1991)
Abstract
In this paper the structure of a smectic c
* liquid crystalline material which can be switched in an electric field is investigated by electron microscopic techniques.
Using this method the director field is revealed and typical disclinations observed. Analysis of these features enables the
elastic anisotropy of the materiel to be calculated.
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