Bistable switching of twist direction in a twisted-nematic liquid crystal cell
We propose a bistable liquid crystal mode based on switching of the twist direction in a conventional π / 2 -twisted nematic cell. Switching between the − π / 2 and + π / 2 twist states can be performed by applying vertical and/or in-plane electric fields. The proposed bistable mode has an infinite...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Applied physics letters 2010-08, Vol.97 (6), p.063501-063501-3 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | We propose a bistable liquid crystal mode based on switching of the twist direction in a conventional
π
/
2
-twisted nematic cell. Switching between the
−
π
/
2
and
+
π
/
2
twist states can be performed by applying vertical and/or in-plane electric fields. The proposed bistable mode has an infinite memory time because the two stable twist states have the same elastic free energy. |
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| ISSN: | 0003-6951 1077-3118 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.3478842 |