Flexoelectric electro-optics of a cholesteric liquid crystal.

作者: J. S. Patel , Robert B. Meyer

DOI: 10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.58.1538

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摘要: A linear electro-optic effect in a cholesteric liquid crystal is described and attributed to the flexoelectric effect. An electric field applied perpendicular helix axis rotates director about an parallel field. This produces periodic splay-bend pattern helix, which couples flexoelectrically

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