Eremin A, Diele S, Pelzl G, Nádasi H, Weissflog W, Salfetnikova J, Kresse H
Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108 Halle, Saale, Germany.
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2001 Nov;64(5 Pt 1):051707. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.64.051707. Epub 2001 Oct 22.
We report unambiguous experimental evidence for an achiral orthogonal biaxial smectic-A phase which exhibits antiferroelectric switching behavior. The evidence is based on x-ray-diffraction measurements, texture observation, and the results of dielectric and electro-optical measurements.