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Shock-free ferroelectric liquid crystal displays with high optical contrast
Author(s) -
В. И. Лапаник,
V. S. Bezborodov,
Sergei Timofeev,
W. Haase
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.3530444
Subject(s) - ferroelectricity , materials science , liquid crystal , thermal shock , phase (matter) , polymer , shock (circulatory) , viscoelasticity , thermal stability , liquid crystal display , optics , composite material , optoelectronics , chemistry , organic chemistry , dielectric , medicine , physics
Shock-free ferroelectric liquid crystal displays with high optical contrast and low operating voltage are the concern of this contribution. Ferroelectric liquid crystal compositions with a wide temperature range of the chiral smectic C phase are designed. The influence of the chiral fragments of the molecules, especially their length, on the mechanical stability of the SmC∗ phase has been investigated. The relation between the surface anchoring energy of the aligning polymer and the viscoelastic properties of the SmC∗ phase has been described. Our qualitative model reflects the resistance of the SmC∗ layer structure against mechanical and thermal action.

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