Ferroelectric nematic suspension

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 p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied physics letters 2003-03, Vol.82 (12), p.1917-1919
Hauptverfasser:	Reznikov, Yurii, Buchnev, Olexander, Tereshchenko, Olexander, Reshetnyak, Victor, Glushchenko, Anatoliy, West, John
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Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0003-6951 1077-3118
DOI:	10.1063/1.1560871