Abstract

We report unambiguous experimental evidence for an achiral orthogonal biaxial smectic-A phase which exhibits antiferroelectric switching behavior. The evidence is based on x-ray-diffraction measurements, texture observation, and the results of dielectric and electro-optical measurements.

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