Studies of the higher order smectic phase of the large electroclinic effect material W317 |
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| Authors: | P. A. Williams L. Komitov A. G. Rappaport B. N. Thomas N. A. Clark D. M. Walba |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics, Condensed Matter Laboratory , University of Colorado , Boulder , Colorado , 80309-0390 , U.S.A.;2. National Institute of Standards and Technology , Boulder , Colorado , 80303-3328 , U.S.A.;3. Chalmers University of Technology , S-412 96 , G?teborg , Sweden;4. Department of Physics, Condensed Matter Laboratory , University of Colorado , Boulder , Colorado , 80309-0390 , U.S.A.;5. Exxon Research and Eigineering , Route 22 East, Annandale , New Jersey , 08801 , U.S.A.;6. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Optoleectronic Computing Systems Center , University of Colorado , Boulder , Colorado , 80309-0215 , U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract We present studies of the large electroclinic effect material W317. We found via X-ray scattering, calorimetry and optical observation that quenching from the smectic A* phase results in several higher order phases including an orthogonal (hexatic) smectic with short range in-layer translational order and no interlayer order. We characterize the electroclinic response in the quenched phase, and determine its magnitude and response time as a function of electric field amplitude and temperature. |
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