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Experimental studies on the B7phase of a banana-shaped achiral mesogen
Doddamane S. Shankar Rao, Geetha G. Nair, S. Krishna Prasad, S. Anita Nagamani, Channabasaveshwar Veerappa Yelamaggad
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Abstract
We report optical, X-ray, polarization and response time measurements on a new 'bananas-haped' mesogen. The material has a salicylaldimine segment in the linear part of the core, but is otherwise structurally similar to the mesogen first reported to show a banana mesophase. Textural and X-ray studies show that this mesophase has all the characteristics of the recently discovered B7 phase. It is observed that the voltage required to obtain electrical switching is quite low compared with values for the few other materials exhibiting the B7 phase.