Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1980 · 20 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsPhysical ChemistrySolid State PhysicsCrystal SystemsCrystallographyHigh-pressure ThermodynamicsLiquid CrystalsPhase DiagramsPhase TransitionsHigh-pressure CrystallographyHigh-pressure Phase BehaviorLiquid Crystal Phase BehaviorLiquid Crystal Phase TransitionsLiquid CrystallizationPhase BoundariesPressure-temperature RelationshipsSmectic Phases
Abstract The pressure-temperature diagram of N-(4-n-pentyloxybenzylidene)-4′-n-hexylaniline has been investigated up to 8 kbar. The smectic C-smectic A and smectic A-nematic phase boundaries converge and nearly meet, indicating that a Lifshitz point is likely to occur at a higher pressure.
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