Transient behavior of the electrically controlled birefringence in a nematic liquid crystal
- 1 November 1973
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 44 (11) , 4869-4874
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1662055
Abstract
An homeotropic cell is built with a thin layer (5–25 μm) of nematic liquid crystal such as MBBA sandwiched between two indium oxide coated glass plates. The transient behavior of the cooperative angular variation of molecules submitted to an electric field step is studied theoretically. Experimental results are obtained by optical detection of the birefringence variations in the cell. Comparison of these studies allows one to determine the viscosity coefficient γ1(−λ1 in Leslie's notation).This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Détermination directe de l'anisotropie magnétique de cristaux liquides nématiquesJournal de Physique, 1971