dc.contributor.author | VIJ, JAGDISH | en |
dc.contributor.author | PANARIN, YURI | en |
dc.contributor.author | MANNA, UTTAM | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-03-12T14:27:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-03-12T14:27:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | en |
dc.date.submitted | 2010 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Nagaraj, M., Panarin, Y.P., Manna, U., Vij, J.K., Keith, C., Tschierske, C., Electric field induced biaxiality and the electro-optic effect in a bent-core nematic liquid crystal , Applied Physics Letters, 96, 1, 2010, 011106 | en |
dc.identifier.other | Y | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/38818 | |
dc.description | PUBLISHED | en |
dc.description.abstract | We report the observation of a biaxial nematic phase in a bent-core molecular system using polarizing microscopy, electro-optics, and dielectric spectroscopy, where we find that the biaxiality exists on a microscopic scale. An application of electric field induces a macroscopic biaxiality and in consequence gives rise to electro-optic switching. This electro-optic effect shows significant potential in applications for displays due to its fast high-contrast response. The observed electro-optic switching is explained in terms of the interaction of the ferroelectric clusters with the electric field. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors thank the EU Grant No. FP7-216025 BIND
and SFI Grant No. RFP 06/RFP/ENE039 for funding. | en |
dc.format.extent | 011106 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Applied Physics Letters | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 96 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 1 | en |
dc.rights | Y | en |
dc.subject | Electronic & Electrical Engineering | |
dc.title | Electric field induced biaxiality and the electro-optic effect in a bent-core nematic liquid crystal | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) | en |
dc.type.supercollection | scholarly_publications | en |
dc.type.supercollection | refereed_publications | en |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/jvij | en |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/ypanarin | en |
dc.identifier.rssinternalid | 63612 | en |
dc.rights.ecaccessrights | OpenAccess | |
dc.identifier.rssuri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3280817 | en |