On the V-shaped switching in antiferroelectric liquid crystals

Authors
Panarin, Y Panov, V Kalinovskaya, OE Vij, JK
Citation
Y. Panarin et al., On the V-shaped switching in antiferroelectric liquid crystals, FERROELECTR, 246(1-4), 2000, pp. 941-948
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
FERROELECTRICS
ISSN journal
00150193 → ACNP
Volume
246
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
941 - 948
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-0193(2000)246:1-4<941:OTVSIA>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The electrooptic response of a thin cell of antiferroelectric liquid crysta l is investigated as functions of frequency and temperature. It was found, that under specific conditions the FLC cell exhibits the V-shaped switching , the parameters of which are strongly dependent on the frequency of applie d electric field. The frequency dependence of electrooptic response has bee n modelled by taking in account the phenomenon of ion transport. The condit ions for a hysteresis-free V-shaped switching were found from the model.