Small-Angle X-Ray Analysis of Smectic a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Phase Transition in Rigid-Rod Helical Polysilane

2004 ◽  
Vol 419 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kento Okoshi ◽  
Anubhav Saxena ◽  
Michiya Fujiki ◽  
Goro Suzaki ◽  
Junji Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystal Phase ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Rigid Rod ◽  
Crystal Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal Phase Transition

Smectic A-Cholesteric liquid crystal phase transition: A density study

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (4-6) ◽  
pp. 835-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.L. Duarte ◽  
A.J. Palangana ◽  
R. Itri ◽  
A.R. Sampaio ◽  
A.A. Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽  
Crystal Phase ◽  
Liquid Crystal Phase ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Crystal Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal Phase Transition ◽  
Density Study

scholarly journals Topological defects and geometric memory across the nematic–smectic A liquid crystal phase transition

Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahram Suh ◽  
Min-Jun Gim ◽  
Daniel Beller ◽  
Dong Ki Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
Crystal Phase ◽  
Liquid Crystal Phase ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Crystal Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystal Phase Transition

We study transformations of self-organised defect arrays at the nematic–smectic A liquid crystal phase transition, and show that these defect configurations are correlated, or “remembered”, across the phase transition.

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