Defects in Degenerate Hybrid Aligned Nematic Liquid Crystals
- 15 May 1990
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Europhysics Letters
- Vol. 12 (2), 135-141
- https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/12/2/008
Abstract
High-strength and zero-strength defects have been observed for the first time in degenerate hybrid aligned nematic films. The defects possess complex asymmetrical structures, and their existence is the consequence of the splay cancelling principle. The relation between the strength of defects and the number of dark brushes in the textures is violated.Keywords
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