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Molecular field theory for biaxial nematics formed from liquid crystal dimers and inhibited by the twist-bend nematic

Tung B. T. To, T. J. Sluckin, G. R. Luckhurst

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · 2017 · 12 citations · 46 references

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). However the formation of the biaxial nematic could be blocked by the appearance of a twist-bent nematic.

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