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Measuring Magnetically-Tuned Ferroelectric Polarization in Liquid Crystals
Published on: August 15, 2018
A Review of Polymer-Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals
1School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Schuster Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. ingo.dierking@manchester.ac.uk.
Abstract:
The polymer stabilized state of ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLC) is reviewed; and the effect of a dispersed polymer network in an FLC outlined and discussed. All fundamental material aspects are demonstrated; such as director tilt angle; spontaneous polarization; response time and viscosity; as well as the dielectric modes. It was found that the data can largely be explained by assuming an elastic interaction between the polymer network strands and the liquid crystal molecules. The elastic interaction parameter was determined; and increases linearly with increasing polymer concentration.
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