Linear Electroclinic Effect in a Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal

Zili Li, Rolfe G. Petschek, and Charles Rosenblatt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 796 – Published 13 February 1989; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1577 (1989)
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Abstract

A tilt θ of the optic axis linear in transverse electric field was observed in a surface-stabilized chiral nematic liquid crystal. The electroclinic constant dθdE was found to exhibit significant pretransitional behavior on approaching the nematic-smectic-A transition temperature from above. A simple theoretical discussion involving coupled order parameters is presented.

  • Received 28 November 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.796

©1989 American Physical Society

Erratum

Linear Electroclinic Effect in a Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal

Zili Li, Rolfe G. Petschek, and Charles Rosenblatt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1577 (1989)

Authors & Affiliations

Zili Li, Rolfe G. Petschek, and Charles Rosenblatt

  • Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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Vol. 62, Iss. 7 — 13 February 1989

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