A METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ROTATIONAL VISCOSITY AND PRETILT ANGLE FROM TRANSIENT CURRENT IN TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL CELLS

被引:11
作者
IMAI, M [1 ]
NAITO, H [1 ]
OKUDA, M [1 ]
SUGIMURA, A [1 ]
机构
[1] OSAKA SANGYO UNIV,DEPT INFORMAT SYST ENGN,DAITO,OSAKA 574,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 6A期
关键词
TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL; ROTATIONAL VISCOSITY; PRETILT ANGLE; TRANSIENT CURRENT; DC VOLTAGE EXCITATION;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.34.3170
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O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A method for the determination of rotational viscosity gamma(1) and pretilt angle theta(o) in twisted nematic liquid crystal cells is proposed. The method is based on the analysis of transient current of a cell excited by a de voltage pulse. The accuracy of gamma(1) and theta(o) values determined by the method is demonstrated by means of numerical calculation of exact basic equations. Experimental results for a ZLI2293 (Merck) cell are presented, and the gamma(1) values obtained are found to be in excellent agreement with values in the literature.
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页码:3170 / 3176
页数:7
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