Huge dielectric constants of the ferroelectric smectic-A phase in bent-shaped dimeric molecules
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We present the dielectric relaxation properties of ferroelectric smectic-A (SmAP F ) phase formed by a mixture bent-shaped dimeric molecules α,ω-bis(4-alkoxyanilinebenzylidene-4′-carbonyloxy)pentanes with different alkyl chain lengths.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Materials advances
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2633-5409']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ma00015b