Abstract
The temperature dependence of the thickness of thick free-standing films is studied using a high-resolution film thickness measurement technique. A small discontinuity in the temperature dependence of the smectic layer thickness at every phase transition between ferro-, ferri-, and antiferroelectric phases is observed. We show that the major contribution to it arises from a change in the smectic tilt angle.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 042701 |
| Journal | Physical Review E |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Apr 2007 |