CELL THICKNESS-INDUCED FERRIELECTRIC PHASES IN ANTIFERROELECTRIC FERRIELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS/

Authors
LI JF SHACK EA YU YK WANG XY ROSENBLATT C NEUBERT ME KEAST SS GLEESON H
Citation
Jf. Li et al., CELL THICKNESS-INDUCED FERRIELECTRIC PHASES IN ANTIFERROELECTRIC FERRIELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS/, JPN J A P 2, 35(12A), 1996, pp. 1608-1610
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
12A
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1608 - 1610
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
The ferrielectric subphases of the liquid crystal MHPOBC [4-(1-methylh eptyloxy-carbonyl) phenyl 4'-octyloxy-biphenyl 4-carboxylate] were exa mined by an optical retardation technique as functions of temperature, applied electric field, and cell thickness. We found that thinner cel ls exhibit more field-induced ferrielectric steps than do thicker cell s, This appears to be a universal phenomenon for all ferrielectric sub phases.