FORMATION OF PILED CIRCULAR TEXTURE INDUCED BY ALTERNATING ELECTRIC-FIELD IN FREELY SUSPENDED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS

Authors
UTO S TAZOH E OZAKI M YOSHINO K
Citation
S. Uto et al., FORMATION OF PILED CIRCULAR TEXTURE INDUCED BY ALTERNATING ELECTRIC-FIELD IN FREELY SUSPENDED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS, JPN J A P 2, 36(9AB), 1997, pp. 1198-1200
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
9AB
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1198 - 1200
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Unique piled circular textures induced by an alternating electric fiel d have been observed in a freely suspended ferroelectric liquid crysta l film using a polarizing microscope. Molecular alignments in the text ures are clarified and the formation process of the texture is discuss ed.