- soap. The word "
smectic"
originates from the
Latin word "smecticus",
meaning cleaning, or
having soap-like properties. The
smectics are thus positionally...
- one-dimensional
ordering of atoms/molecules in 3D
space such as 1D
crystals and
smectics and also in two-dimensional
ordering in 2D
space such as a monomolecular...
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possessing strong analogies, namely, superfluids,
superconductors and
smectics (liquid crystals). All
these systems are
expected to
belong to the same...
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properties of
liquid crystals and
classified them in
three types (nematics,
smectics and cholesterics). In 1927,
Vsevolod Frederiks devised the electrically...
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categorized into the α-, β- and γ-modification as well as
mesomorphic (
smectic) forms. The α-modifications is
predominant in iPP. Such
crystals are built...
-
occurs at
temperatures around 200 °C and is
preceded by as yet
unidentified smectic phases. It is also
found that this
material can
segregate into
chiral domains...
-
polymers will
aggregate into
different mesophases: nematics, cholesterics,
smectics and
compounds with
highly polar end groups. More
information about the...
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lamellar or
smectic liquid crystal phases (Sm) of long
range positional order. Low-order
smectic phases include smectic A (SmA) and
smectic C (SmC) phases...
- non-Abelian
fractional statistics?
Liquid crystals: Can the
nematic to
smectic (A)
phase transition in
liquid crystal states be
characterized as a universal...
- manganese, iron, and barite,
while zinc, antimony,
strategic metals, and
smectic clays are
sourced in the Rif. The
eastern region is
known for lead, zinc...
