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Research Article

Material parameters ensuring stability of the twist-bend nematic phase

Mariola BuczkowskaInstitute of Physics, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 852-856 | Received 18 Feb 2024, Accepted 18 Mar 2024, Published online: 01 Apr 2024

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