Enhancement of flexoelectric ratio of nematic liquid crystal by doping calamitic ferroelectric liquid crystal

  • Jongyoon Kim
  • , Ji Hoon Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We measured the flexoelectric ratio e* of a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) doped with a calamitic ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC). We doped two kinds of commercial FLC into the pure NLC at a weight concentration of 5 wt%. The absolute value of the flexoelectric ratio was increased up to 49% compared to the pure NLC. The greater transverse dipole moment and the elastic constant of FLC are thought to be related to the increase of the flexoelectric ratio.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1682-1689
Number of pages8
JournalLiquid Crystals
Volume45
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018.09.2

Keywords

  • chiral flexoelectro-optic method
  • ferroelectric liquid crystal
  • Flexoelectric effect
  • flexoelectric ratio

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Physics & Astronomy

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