INDUCED HEXATIC PHASE IN A FREESTANDING 2-LAYER N-(4-N-BUTOXYBENZYLIDENE)-4-N-OCTYLANILINE FILM

Authors
CHOU CF JIN AJ CHAO CY HUI SW HUANG CC HO JT
Citation
Cf. Chou et al., INDUCED HEXATIC PHASE IN A FREESTANDING 2-LAYER N-(4-N-BUTOXYBENZYLIDENE)-4-N-OCTYLANILINE FILM, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 55(6), 1997, pp. 6337-6339
Citations number
17
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
55
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Part
A
Pages
6337 - 6339
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1997)55:6<6337:IHPIAF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Electron diffraction shows that a free-standing two-layer film of N-(4 -n-butoxybenzylidene)-4-n-octylaniline exhibits smectic-A, hexatic-B, and crystal-B phases upon cooling. The hexatic-B is preceded by a phas e, called hexatic-B-1, with hexatic-like positional correlations but n o sixfold symmetric arcs in its diffraction pattern. The smectic-A-hex atic B-1 transition is accompanied by a strong heat-capacity and optic al-reflectivity anomaly.