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A 3 - dimensionally modulated structure in a chiral smectic-C liquid crystal

Soft Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We report the discovery of a new Twist Grain Boundary phase. This phase is characterised by a 2-dimensional undulation of the smectic C* like blocks in the form of a square lattice. We suggest that this three dimensionally modulated structure, which was not anticipated by theory, owes its origin to chiral interactions.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9712030,
  title  = {A 3 - dimensionally modulated structure in a chiral smectic-C liquid crystal},
  author = {P. A. Pramod and R. Pratibha and N. V. Madhusudana},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9712030},
  year   = {2007}
}

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10 pages(Latex), 9 figures(eps/gif); nvmadhu@rri.ernet.in

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