Large electroclinic effect in new liquid crystal materiala
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ferroelectrics
- Vol. 121 (1), 143-146
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00150199108217618
Abstract
We report a new liquid crystal material (W317) which has an unusually large electroclinic effect in a phase tentatively identified as smectic A. We show electroclinic tilt angles as large as 21°, and measurable tilt angles over a 40°C temperature range.Keywords
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