Ferroelectric smectic liquid crystals in the bent-core family: alignment for V-shaped analog switching

David M. Walba; Eva Korblova; Renfan Shao; Joseph E. Maclennan; Darren R. Link; Noel A. Clark

doi:10.1117/12.365806

14 October 1999 Ferroelectric smectic liquid crystals in the bent-core family: alignment for V-shaped analog switching

David M. Walba, Eva Korblova, Renfan Shao, Joseph E. Maclennan, Darren R. Link, Noel A. Clark

Proceedings Volume 3800, Liquid Crystals III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.365806
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Possible applications of the novel antiferroelectric/ferroelectric phases exhibited by achiral bent-core mesogens (termed banana phases, B phases, or bow- phases in the literature) are considered. Specifically, in a ferroelectric bow-phase, alignment such that the molecular bow plane of the bent mesogens is parallel to the substrates, anchoring the polarization parallel to the substrates, should afford an ideal geometry for analog `V- shaped switching' devices.

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David M. Walba, Eva Korblova, Renfan Shao, Joseph E. Maclennan, Darren R. Link, and Noel A. Clark "Ferroelectric smectic liquid crystals in the bent-core family: alignment for V-shaped analog switching", Proc. SPIE 3800, Liquid Crystals III, (14 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.365806

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