Field-induced Optically Isotropic State in Bent Core Nematic Liquid Crystals: Unambiguous Proof of Field-induced Optical Biaxiality

The behaviour of bent core (BC) nematic liquid crystals was investigated under dc applied electric field. The optically isotropic state of a sample containing BC nematic was observed under application of low dc electric fields. The quality of the dark state when the sample was inserted between tw...

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Main Authors: Hegde, Gurumurthy, Elamain, Omaima, Fodor-Csorba, Katalin, Komitov, Lachezar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5461/
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