Abstract
By triangular wave method, the switching currents of an azo-containing banana-shaped antiferroelectric liquid crystal were investigated as a function of temperature. As the temperature increases from 150 to 175oC, the switching currents of the banana-shaped liquid crystal were observed to decrease linearly with the temperature. The unusual temperature-dependent polarization was discussed in the light of Landau-de Gennes theory.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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