
A general symmetry argument is presented, and experiments on newly synthesized p-decyloxybenzylidene p'-amino 2-methyl butyl cinnamate are described, demonstrating that chiral smectic C and H liquid crystals are ferroelectric. Some of the properties of this new class of ferro-electrics are discussed.
chiral smectic, liquid crystals, ferroelectric liquid crystals, properties, ferroelectric materials, p decyloxybenzylidene p' amino 2 methyl butyl cinnamate, organic compounds, [PHYS.HIST] Physics [physics]/Physics archives
chiral smectic, liquid crystals, ferroelectric liquid crystals, properties, ferroelectric materials, p decyloxybenzylidene p' amino 2 methyl butyl cinnamate, organic compounds, [PHYS.HIST] Physics [physics]/Physics archives
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