Comparison of dielectric and optical responses of chevron ferroelectric liquid crystals

• Autorzy: Jeżewski, W. , Kuczyński, W. , Hoffmann, J. , Dardas, D.
• Konferencja: Thw 17th Conference on Liquid Crystals : Chemistry Physics and Applications ; (17 ; 09.2007 ; Augustów, Poland)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

An analysis of consistency of dielectric and optical response methods is carried out for surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals (SSFLC) with chevron geometry. The consistency is found both theoretically and experimentally for weak external electric fields of intermediate frequencies, for which the response of SSFLC is dominated by collective relaxation processes due to azimuthal reorientation of molecules arranging chevron layers. The methods are experimentally shown to lack consistency within very low, relatively low, and high field-frequency ranges. The disagreement appearing at relatively low frequencies is argued to be a consequence of different recording by dielectric and optical techniques the dynamics of zig-zag walls, forming defects in chevron structure.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

dielectric techniques; optical techniques; liquid crystal; dynamics of defects

• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: Vol. 16, No. 3
• Strony: 281-286
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., il., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Jeżewski, W.

autor

Kuczyński, W.

autor

Hoffmann, J.

autor

Dardas, D.

• Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 17 Smoluchowskiego Str., 60-179 Poznań, Poland,

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