Observation of Dielectric Biaxiality in a Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal by the Excitation of Optic Modes
作者:
S.J. Elston,
J.R. Sambles,
期刊:
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 220,
issue 1
页码: 99-104
ISSN:1058-725X
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1080/10587259208033433
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: ferroelectric liquid crystals;dielectric biaxiality;AC stabilization
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The method of AC stabilization to enhance the contrast of a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) device is well established, however the actual process taking place is not well understood. Here a careful analysis of propagating optic mode data for an AC stabilized cell leads to the conclusion that the AC stabilization process involves a torque around the smectic cone, very similar to the DC/dipole interaction. This shows that the dielectric tensor of a FLC is BIAXIAL. The degree of this biaxiality is measured by comparison between AC and DC interaction energies.
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