Stimulation of the Electrohydrodynamic Instability in the Smectic a Phase
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 49 (9) , 293-298
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268947908070465
Abstract
The electrooptical properties of 4-n-octyl-4′-cyano-biphenyl (8CB) in the smectic A phase were investigated. The electrohydrodynamic instability in the smectic A phase was observed, when a small quantity of any homologue (C7, C8, C9) of 4-n-alkoxyben-zoic acid was adzed to this material. After the electrical field is turned off, the stable focal-conic texture is formed. A reverse focal-conic to homeotropic transition can be as well induced by means of an electric field.Keywords
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