Physical properties of ferroelectric liquid crystals
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- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ferroelectrics
- Vol. 24 (1) , 89-97
Abstract
We present a review of the physical properties of ferroelectric liquid crystals in the chiral smectic C* phase. We describe the measurements of spontaneous polarization and related quantities. We discuss the effects of small and large electric fields on homogeneous textures.Keywords
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