On new type of electrohydrodynamics instability in tilted nematic layers
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique
- Vol. 37 (3) , 241-244
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphys:01976003703024100
Abstract
We have predicted and observed in a nematic phase of a liquid crystal (MBBA) a new kind of instability formed of rolls perpendicular to the Williams domains. In contrast to the latter, the spatial period of this new instability is a function of the voltage. This instability is due to the fact that the director points out of the substrate plane.Keywords
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