Theory of chiral-racemic mixtures near the Smectic C-Smectic A transition point: dependence of spontaneous polarization and transition temperature on enantiometric excess

Valeriy V. Ginzburg; Renfan Shao; Noel A. Clark; David M. Walba

doi:10.1117/12.172124

4 April 1994 Theory of chiral-racemic mixtures near the Smectic C-Smectic A transition point: dependence of spontaneous polarization and transition temperature on enantiometric excess

Valeriy V. Ginzburg, Renfan Shao, Noel A. Clark, David M. Walba

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Proceedings Volume 2175, Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications III; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172124
Event: IS&T/SPIE 1994 International Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1994, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A simple theoretical model is proposed for describing thermodynamic properties of chiral- racemic mixtures. It is shown that in the case of chiral-racemic mixtures, spontaneous polarization tends to be linear and Smectic C--Smectic A transition temperature--quadratic function of the enantiometric excess, which is confirmed by our experimental data.

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Valeriy V. Ginzburg, Renfan Shao, Noel A. Clark, and David M. Walba "Theory of chiral-racemic mixtures near the Smectic C-Smectic A transition point: dependence of spontaneous polarization and transition temperature on enantiometric excess", Proc. SPIE 2175, Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications III, (4 April 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172124

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