Field-Induced First-Order Orientation Transitions in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals
- 8 August 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 51 (6) , 471-474
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.51.471
Abstract
Two new effects specific to ferroelectric liquid crystals are described: (a) ferroelectric polar surface interactions and (2) spontaneous splay of the polarization. It is shown that a consequence of these effects is the possibility of first-order reorientation transitions induced by applied electric fields.Keywords
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