CIRCULAR TEXTURES INDUCED BY ALTERNATING ELECTRIC-FIELD IN FREELY SUSPENDED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS

Authors
UTO S TAZOH E NAKAYAMA K OZAKI M YOSHINO K
Citation
S. Uto et al., CIRCULAR TEXTURES INDUCED BY ALTERNATING ELECTRIC-FIELD IN FREELY SUSPENDED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS, Ferroelectrics (Print), 214(1-2), 1998, pp. 717-724
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Material Science
Journal title
Ferroelectrics (Print) → ACNP
ISSN journal
00150193
Volume
214
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
717 - 724
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-0193(1998)214:1-2<717:CTIBAE>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Characteristic circular textures induced by alternating electric field have been observed in a freely suspended ferroelectric liquid crystal film using a polarizing microscope. There are two types of the circul ar textures, that is, a coaxial texture and a scroll texture. Formatio n process of both types of the textures is explained. In addition, a t wofold and a fourfold scroll textures are observed.