Two-domain texture obtained in FLC cell showing V-shaped switching and surface electroclinic effect

Pawel Perkowski; Kenji I. Arai; Tetsuya Miyashita; Tatsuo Uchida

doi:10.1117/12.472143

27 June 2002 Two-domain texture obtained in FLC cell showing V-shaped switching and surface electroclinic effect

Pawel Perkowski, Kenji I. Arai, Tetsuya Miyashita, Tatsuo Uchida

Proceedings Volume 4759, XIV Conference on Liquid Crystals: Chemistry, Physics, and Applications; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472143
Event: XIV Conference on Liquid Crystals, Chemistry, Physics, and Applications, 2001, Zakopane, Poland

Abstract

We investigated V-shaped switching in ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) mixture. Using standard, symmetrical preparation of the LC cells we obtained texture called 'two- domain texture.' In our opinion an appearance of this texture is related to surface electroclinic effect. We proposed to use non-symmetrical treatment of alignment surfaces. Textures obtained in this way are much uniform than the previous ones. The paper presents the results of theoretical investigations and experimental work.

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Pawel Perkowski, Kenji I. Arai, Tetsuya Miyashita, and Tatsuo Uchida "Two-domain texture obtained in FLC cell showing V-shaped switching and surface electroclinic effect", Proc. SPIE 4759, XIV Conference on Liquid Crystals: Chemistry, Physics, and Applications, (27 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472143

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