Determination of chevron direction and sign of the boat-shaped disclination in surface-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 1A, 1988, Pages L1-L4

  Hiji, Naoki ^a   Ouchi, Yukio ^a   Takezoe, Hideo ^a   Fukuda, Atsuo ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chevron structure; Disclination loop; Ferroelectric liquid crystal; Smectic layer; Zigzag defect

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS - DEFECTS;

CHEVRON STRUCTURE; DISCLINATION LOOP; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SMECTIC LAYER; ZIGZAG DEFECT;

CRYSTALS, LIQUID;

EID: 0023826787     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.27.L1     Document Type: Article

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