Smectic membranes are perfect model systems for studying low-dimensional phase
transitions and the associated fluctuations. During the last two decades we have seen …

The effective experimental critical exponents α, γ, ν∥, and ν⊥ obtained from high-resolution
heat capacity and x-ray studies of nematic–smectic-A transitions in liquid crystals are …

A magnetic resonance imaging technique based on intermolecular multiple-quantum
coherences in solution (the correlated spectroscopy revamped by asymmetric z gradient …

The mechanical response of a smectic A liquid single crystal elastomer (LSCE) to stress
applied perpendicular and parallel to the layers is described. We find that the static modulus …

We have studied, via x-ray scattering, the nematic to smectic-A (NA) translational ordering of
the liquid-crystal–forming compound octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB) incorporated into the pores …

Spontaneous breaking of symmetry in liquid crystal (LC) films often reveals itself as a
microscopic pattern of molecular alignment. In a smectic-A LC, the emergence of positional …

The smectic-A/air interface of liquid-crystal droplets with antagonistic boundary conditions is
studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The droplets are prepared on coated silicon …

High-resolution heat-capacity experiments on free-standing films of the liquid-crystal
compound 3 (10) OBC near the smectic-A–hexatic-B phase transition have been conducted …

The buckling transition of smectic liquid crystals (LCs) is important not only as fundamental
physics but also for the rational design of devices to make use of their optical and …

In this paper, we present the dynamic layer displacement–layer displacement and the
dynamic density-density correlation functions—both for smectic-A systems in the …