| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Series |
Liquid Crystals Book Series |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface ; Chapter 1: Introduction ; 1.1 Brief Introduction to the Liquid Crystal State ; 1.2 Historical Outline toward the Discovery of Polar Bent-Shaped Liquid CrystalS ; References |
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Chapter 2: Theories of Bent-Shaped Liquid Crystals 2.1 Phenomenological Theory of the Nematic Order ; 2.2 Phenomenological Theories of Polar Smectic Phases ; 2.3 Order Parameter Condensation ; 2.4 Molecular Theories and Simulations ; References ; Chapter 3: Phase Structures |
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3.1 Peculiarities of SmA AND SmC Phases 3.1.1 Random Phases ; 3.1.2 Electrically Induced Tilt ; 3.2 Orthogonal Polar Smectic Phases ; 3.3 Tilted Smectic Phases ; 3.4 Frustrated Phases ; 3.4.1 Polarization-Modulated Phase ; 3.4.2 Helical Nanofilament Phase |
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3.4.3 Dark Conglomerate Phase 3.5 Columnar Phase ; 3.6 Bent Dimers ; 3.7 Phases Formed by Multiple Bent-Mesogenic Units: Dimer, Trimer, Oligomer, Polymer, and Dendrimer ; 3.7.1 Bend-Rod Dimer ; 3.7.2 Dendrimers ; 3.7.3 Polymers |
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3.8 Phases Formed by Unconventional Bent-core Molecular Structures 3.9 Field-Induced Phase Transition ; 3.10 Open Questions and Prospect ; References ; Chapter 4: Peculiarities of the N Phases ; 4.1 Flexoelectric Effect ; 4.2 Electroconvection Effect ; 4.3 Biaxial Nematic Phase |
| Summary |
"Bent-Shaped Liquid Crystals: Structures and Physical Properties provides insight into the latest developments in the research on liquid crystals formed by bent-shaped mesogens. After a historical introduction, the expert authors discuss different kinds of mesophase structures formed by bent-shaped molecules. This book devotes the majority of its pages to physical properties such as polar switching, optics and non-linear optics, and behavior in restricted geometries. However, as chemistry is often highly relevant to the emergence of new phases, particularly with reflection symmetry breaking, it also involves a broad spectrum of interesting chemistry viewpoints."--Provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Liquid crystals -- Surfaces
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Nonlinear optics.
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Surfaces.
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Industrial & Technical.
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SCIENCE -- Solid State Physics.
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Liquid crystals -- Surfaces.
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Nonlinear optics.
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Surfaces.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Eremin, Alexey
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| ISBN |
9781315372723 |
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131537272X |
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