Structural investigations on smectic blue phases.
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چکیده
Smectic blue phases ( BP(Sm)) are thermotropic liquid crystalline phases which exhibit both three-dimensional orientational order, such as classical blue phases, and smectic positional order. BP(Sm) appear as the three-dimensional counterpart of twist grain boundary phases. X-ray scattering and optical polarizing microscopy provide information on the hexagonal and cubic symmetries of these new phases.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 86 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001