SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATION PARALLEL TO THE TILT PLANE IN THE ANTIFERROELECTRIC CHIRAL SMECTIC-C-A, PHASE OF LIQUID-CRYSTALS AS OBSERVED BY POLARIZED INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY

Authors
MIYACHI K MATSUSHIMA J TAKANISHI Y ISHIKAWA K TAKEZOE H FUKUDA A
Citation
K. Miyachi et al., SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATION PARALLEL TO THE TILT PLANE IN THE ANTIFERROELECTRIC CHIRAL SMECTIC-C-A, PHASE OF LIQUID-CRYSTALS AS OBSERVED BY POLARIZED INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 52(3), 1995, pp. 2153-2156
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
52
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Part
A
Pages
2153 - 2156
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1995)52:3<2153:SPPTTT>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We have observed the absorbance vs polarizer rotation angle for the ca rbonyl and phenyl ring stretching peaks in an antiferroelectric liquid crystal, 4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl)phenyl 4'-octyloxybiphenyl-4-ca rboxylate (MHPOBC),and found that the carbonyl group near the chiral c enter rather lies on the tilt plane in antiferroelectric Sm-C-A while it takes a considerably upright position in ferroelectric Sm-C. The spontaneous polarization exists at smectic layer boundaries and its im portance to stabilize Sm-C-A has been discussed.