| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1517698 | Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The miscibility of a rod-shaped (R) and a bent-shaped (BC) compound forming an induced B1 phase is reported. B1 phase is not present in both R and BC in the entire phase sequence. R exhibits partially bilayered smectic Ad phase with cholesteric and TGB while BC shows a B2 phase. It is interesting to show that the B2 phase is totally diminished in low composition (weight%) of BC, B1 phase is induced at lower temperature range (~90–135 °C). A dielectric study is also incorporated to confirm the induction of B1 phase in the binary mixture.
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Authors
K.C. Majumdar, Randhir Kumar Sinha, Santanu Chakravorty,