Flexoelectric Instability in Nematic Liquid Crystal between Coaxial Cylinders

• Main Authors: Kotov, I. V, Khazimullin, M. V, Krekhov, A. P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 17.04.2001
• Subjects: Physics - Materials Science; Physics - Soft Condensed Matter

The stability of the equilibrium configurations of a nematic liquid crystal confined between two coaxial cylinders is analysed when a radial electric field is applied and the flexoelectric effect is taken into account. The threshold for perturbations depending only on the radius r in the cylindrical...