Ferroelectric nematic suspension.

Autor: Reznikov, Yurii, Buchnev, Olexander, Tereshchenko, Olexander, Reshetnyak, Victor, Glushchenko, Anatoliy, West, John
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters; 3/24/2003, Vol. 82 Issue 12, p1917, 3p, 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: We report on the development of a dilute suspension of ferroelectric particles in a nematic liquid-crystal (LC) host. We found that the submicron particles do not disturb the LC alignment and the suspension macroscopically appears similar to a pure LC with no readily apparent evidence of dissolved particles. The suspension possesses enhanced dielectric anisotropy, and is sensitive to the sign of an applied electric field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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