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A biaxial nematic phase with D2h symmetry has the mesogen's long and short transverse axes simultaneously aligned along the two orthogonal directors, n and m, respectively. Low-angle x-ray diffraction measurements in the nematic phase exhibited by three rigid bent-core mesogens clearly reveal its biaxiality. The diffraction results can be readily reproduced by ab initio calculations of molecular form factor assuming short-range positional correlations in the nematic phase with the apex of the core aligned along m. |
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2004-03-01
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Publication Title |
Liquid Crystals Today
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13
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1
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First Page |
191
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Last Page |
4
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Recommended Citation |
Acharya, Bharat R.; Primak, Andrew; Kumar, Satyendra (2004). The Bent-Core Biaxial Nematic Phase. Liquid Crystals Today 13(1) 191-4. doi: 10.1080/14645180410001697058. Retrieved from https://oaks.kent.edu/article/bent-core-biaxial-nematic-phase
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