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cond-mat.soft2026
Experimental evidence of an Apolar Biaxial Smectic-A Phase Comprised of Bent-Core Molecules
Susovan Bhandary, Abhijith K, Arun Roy
We report structural and physical investigations on the biaxial smectic-A phase exhibited by a compound consisting of asymmetric bent-core molecules. Upon cooling from the isotropi…
cond-mat.soft2023
Glassy relaxation in de Vries smectic liquid crystal consisting of bent-core molecules
Vishnu Deo Mishra, G. Pratap, Arun Roy
We report the experimental investigations on a liquid crystal comprised of thiophene-based achiral bent-core banana shaped molecules. The results reveal the presence of a short ran…