Smectic mesophase

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-010954

A liquid crystalline state where molecules are organized into well-defined layers, exhibiting one-dimensional positional order. Within these layers, the molecules possess two-dimensional liquid-like disorder, allowing them to move freely. Different smectic phases, such as Smectic A and Smectic C, are distinguished by the orientation of the molecular long axes relative to the layer normal.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-010954
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Polymer
References	PAC, 2012, 85, 463. 'Terminology for aggregation and self-assembly in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 486 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-12)

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