Optical Switching Properties of an Azo-Containing Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystal

Yuan Ming Huang; Bao Gai Zhai

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.428-429.297

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Optical Switching Properties of an Azo-Containing Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystal

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By triangular wave method, the switching currents of an azo-containing banana-shaped antiferroelectric liquid crystal were investigated as a function of temperature. As the temperature increases from 150 to 175oC, the switching currents of the banana-shaped liquid crystal were observed to decrease linearly with the temperature. The unusual temperature-dependent polarization was discussed in the light of Landau-de Gennes theory.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 428-429)

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Yuan Ming Huang, Bao Gai Zhai

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Antiferroelectricity, Azobenzene Complex, Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystal, Ferroelectricity, Spontaneous Polarization

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