Phase diagrams of Smectic A-Smectic~C^* Transitions in Magnetic and Electric Fields

Authors

Sumru BELLİCİ
Hamit YURTSEVEN
Selami SALİHOĞLU

DOI

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Abstract

Starting from a Landau free energy density expanded in terms of spontaneous polarization and the tilt angle, we have obtained the phase diagrams of smectic A-smectic C* transition in ferroelectric liquid crystals under the applied magnetic and electric fields. Our calculated phase diagrams are compared with those obtained experimentally.

First Page

182

Last Page

182

Recommended Citation

BELLİCİ, Sumru; YURTSEVEN, Hamit; and SALİHOĞLU, Selami (1997) "Phase diagrams of Smectic A-Smectic~C^* Transitions in Magnetic and Electric Fields," Turkish Journal of Physics: Vol. 21: No. 1, Article 49. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/physics/vol21/iss1/49