Nematic-Smectic--Smectic-Multicritical Point in a Single-Component System
- 26 November 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 53 (22), 2141-2144
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.53.2141
Abstract
The first observation of the nematic-smectic--smectic- multicritical point in a single-component liquid-crystal system is reported. High-resolution pressure-temperature data are presented, which support the view that the phase diagram is universal near the nematic-smectic--smectic- point.
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