DEPENDENCE OF THE SWITCHING CURRENT ON THE PRETILT ANGLE IN THE SURFACE-INDUCED FERROELECTRIC PHASE OF A NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL

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作者
MOCHIZUKI, A [1 ]
MOTOYOSHI, K [1 ]
KOBAYASHI, S [1 ]
机构
[1] TOKYO UNIV AGR & TECHNOL, GRAD SCH TECHNOL, DIV ELECTR & INFORMAT ENGN, KOGANEI, TOKYO 184, JAPAN
关键词
NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; FERROELECTRIC LAYER; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; LONGITUDINAL PERMANENT DIPOLE;
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10.1143/JJAP.30.L1959
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The polarization switching current observed in a cell filled with a liquid crystal, which normally takes a nematic phase, aligned using highly polarized orientation films is shown to reveal a saturation versus the amplitude of the applied voltage depending on the pretilt angle. This behavior is explained by solving an equation for pretilted and anchored nematic medium having a longitudinal permanent dipole moment.
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页码:L1959 / L1960
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