A specific heat study of the nematic-smectic-A transition in octyloxycyanobiphenyl

J. M. Viner; C. C. Huang

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A specific heat study of the nematic-smectic-A transition in octyloxycyanobiphenyl

J. M. Viner, C. C. Huang

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

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A high-resolution ac calorimetry measurement of the nematic to smectic-A transition has been carried out carefully on octyloxycyanobiphenyl (80CB). The measured critical exponents α = α′ = .24 ± .03 are consistent with X-ray results through the hyperscaling relation ν∥ + 2ν_⊥ = 2 - α.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	789-791
Number of pages	3
Journal	Solid State Communications
Volume	39
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-1098(81)90515-9
State	Published - Aug 1981

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