Smectic layer reorientation by surface mode in surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal

• Published in: Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Vol. 130; no. 11
• Main Authors: Yadav, Neha, Goel, Deepti, Yadav, Awdhesh K., Choudhary, Amit, Rajesh, Biradar, Ashok M., Singh, Surinder P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bias; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Cooling; Electric fields; Ferroelectric materials; Ferroelectricity; Field strength; Heating; Liquid crystals; Machines; Manufacturing; Molecular dynamics; Nanotechnology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Processes; Room temperature; Surfaces and Interfaces; Thin Films; Smectic layer reorientation; Dielectric spectroscopy; Optical microscopy; Ferroelectric liquid crystal

We report the smectic layer reorientation process in a surface-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal subject to the surface mode dominance at certain temperature and application of the controlled measuring field strength. The process is investigated by dielectric spectroscopy and optical textures...