DYNAMIC ELECTROACOUSTIC EFFECTS IN CHIRAL SMECTIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS

Authors
BRAND HR PLEINER H
Citation
Hr. Brand et H. Pleiner, DYNAMIC ELECTROACOUSTIC EFFECTS IN CHIRAL SMECTIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 226, 1993, pp. 189-194
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
226
Year of publication
1993
Pages
189 - 194
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1993)226:<189:DEEICS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We show that a recently observed electroacoustic effect in chiral smec tic C liquid crystals can be explained in terms of a reversible dynam ic cross-coupling between the velocity field and the polarization, whi ch exists for chiral smectic liquid crystals, but not for other liquid crystalline phases such as nematics cholesterics and non-chiral smect ics. Further experiments to test our interpretation are suggested.