https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06205-3
Regular Article
Biaxiality dependence of helical pitch, spontaneous polarization and tilt angle in the chiral smectic-C phase of the smectic-A to chiral smectic-C phase transition
Department of Physics, Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, 12 William Carey Road, 712201, Serampore, Hooghly, India
Received:
9
October
2024
Accepted:
10
March
2025
Published online:
31
March
2025
The biaxiality dependence of helical pitch, spontaneous polarization and tilt angle in the chiral smectic-C (SmC *) phase of the smectic-A to chiral smectic-C (SmA-SmC*) phase transition has been studied in the context of Landau–Ginzburg theory. The behavior of biaxiality as a function of temperature in the SmC* phase of the SmA-SmC* phase transition has been modeled. The dependence of biaxiality on the helical pitch, spontaneous polarization, and tilt angle in the SmC* phase has been discussed. The results indicate that the biaxial order and chirality are strongly interconnected with each other.
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