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On the way to polar achiral liquid crystals

L. M. Blinov

Liquid Crystals · 1998 · 68 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

Abstract A brief review is presented of theoretical predictions and experimental observations concerning polar (pyroelectric, ferroelectric and antiferroelectric) achiral mesomorphic phases.

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