Smectic layer switching using a field-induced N*-C*phase transition
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ferroelectrics
- Vol. 113 (1) , 361-367
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00150199108014074
Abstract
In a chiral smectic material having an N* to C* transition, the smectic state can be induced by an applied electric field several degrees in the cholesteric state above TC. At a certain critical field strength the smectic layers grow out along one of two directions determined by the tilt angle of the C* material and of the sign of its ferroelectric response and thus selected by the sign of the applied field.Keywords
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